Synonyms of attended

attended 1 of 2

adjective

as in accompanied

Related Words

• accompanied
• escorted

Dissimilar Words

• lonely
• rejected
• desolate
• lonesome
• forlorn
• neglected
• deserted
• friendless
• forgotten
• abandoned
• lorn
• forsaken

attended

2 of 2

verb

past tense of attend

1

as in escorted

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship

a passel of assistants attend the movie star wherever she goes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanied
• escorted
• brought
• saw
• walked
• chaperoned
• convoyed
• squired
• companioned
• companied
• guided
• followed
• protected
• defended
• conducted
• led
• associated
• guarded
• ushered
• steered
• piloted
• teamed (up)
• consorted
• tailed
• hung (around)
• tagged
• shadowed
• hovered (over)
• palled (around)
• tagged along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandoned
• dumped
• deserted
• ditched
• forsook

2

as in listened

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

I'm sorry, but all the noise means I'm having a hard time attending to the conversation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listened
• heard
• heeded
• hearkened
• harked
• harkened
• minded
• pricked up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• discounted
• tuned out

3

as in watched

to take charge of especially on behalf of another

tired of attending other people's children, the nanny was eager to have a child of her own

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watched
• supervised
• oversaw
• managed
• tended
• conducted
• operated
• controlled
• saw to
• guarded
• looked after
• protected
• superintended
• cared (for)
• minded
• ran
• governed
• took care of
• saw after
• guided
• directed
• regulated
• patrolled
• shepherded
• presided (over)
• shielded
• administrated
• safeguarded
• stewarded
• chaperoned
• babysat
• babied
• mothered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• abandoned
• neglected
• forgot
• disregarded
• passed over

4

as in coincided

to occur or exist at the same time

all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanied
• coincided
• happened
• coexisted
• synchronized
• concurred
• transpired
• co-occurred
• happed
• chanced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preceded
• followed
• succeeded
• predated
• antedated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attended

Verb

OutKick had attended all 13 formal press conferences during the first three Finals games without being called on. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Cook attended high school in Round Rock, near Austin, and spent his first two seasons at TCU. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

In Boise, hundreds attended the nameless man’s funeral a few days after Christmas. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Jong-kyu Hwang, Hanwha Power’s Vice President of Technology Solutions, attended alongside senior ABS representatives. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Growing up in Canada, Fielder was raised by two social workers, attended public school, and didn’t have cable television at home. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

The new-format market was attended by 2,800 professionals from 64 countries, a number on a par with last year. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

But the iPhone Duo, which The Hollywood Reporter attended a preview of earlier this week, could be a device that flips the script. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

Hayes, a 6-0, 190-pound redshirt freshman from Wichita, attended Maize High School. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026