earshot

noun

ear·​shot ˈir-ˌshät 

: the range within which one may hear a person's unaided voice

waited until he was out of earshot

Synonyms of earshot

• hearing
• sound
• distance
• sight

Examples of earshot in a Sentence

They were within earshot of each other.

babysitters should remain within earshot of young children

Recent Examples on the Web

And now this only child is camped out in her apartment and is having a lot of phone sex with any number of lovers, all within earshot of his dying mother. —Isle McElroy, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026

Paige Bueckers announced her greatness to anyone within earshot. —Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026

When your child is in earshot, say something wonderful about them. —Margery D. Rosen, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026

Districts that adopt a prayer policy must make sure prayer and scripture reading don’t take place in the physical presence or within earshot of a student whose parents haven’t signed a consent form. —Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing earshot

• out of earshot

Rhymes for earshot

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot

Kids Definition

earshot

noun

ear·​shot -ˌshät 

: the range within which a person can hear another's unaided voice

waited until he was out of earshot