Synonyms of attended

attended 1 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
• 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
• superintended
• protected
• cared (for)
• minded
• governed
• ran
• took care of
• saw after
• run
• 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

attended

2 of 2

adjective

as in accompanied

Related Words

• accompanied
• escorted

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attended

Adjective

DeMelo was attended to on the field before being taken to a nearby hospital, the National Women’s Soccer League confirmed in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday. —Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025

The same goes for Beyonce, though the megastar hasn't attended an Emmys ceremony in her life despite past and present nominations. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025

Robinson had lived in Washington County, Utah—about 260 miles south of the shooting location—with his family, Cox said, and had attended Utah State University for one semester in 2021, the university confirmed in a statement. —Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Thousands of people attended Gaudí’s funeral, which was held at the Sagrada Família. —D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025

Isabella has attended Bread Loaf Writers’ Workshop, the Storyknife Writers’ Residency in Alaska, and holds an MFA from Columbia University. —Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025

Cincinnati’s franchise quarterback remained on the ground after a sack by Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead, then pointed at his left foot as members of the Bengals medical staff attended to him. —Zak Keefer, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

Former Opa-locka mayor Matthew Pigatt and former Miami-Dade County police department director Stephanie Daniels also attended the program. —Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025

The following year, Flynn and Hart attended the play's opening night in London's West End in October 2011. —Vandana Pawa, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025