ATTENDED Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in accompanied

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attended

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verb

past tense of attend

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

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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

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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

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as in coincided

to occur or exist at the same time all the pomp and circumstance that attend the opening of the Olympic Games

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Recent Examples of attended

Verb

Americana musician Brandi Carlile just wrapped a three-night stint at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and fans who attended the Saturday show got a special surprise when she was joined by ‘90s rock legend Alanis Morissette. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026 The market kept its core strands and added ProducerHub, InnoAsia, Doc Square and The A, and these drew people who had never attended a market before. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Emily in Paris star William Abadie, who first attended the gala as a friend of Cinema Society founder Andrew Saffir years ago, reinterpreted the dress code with an eye-catching white Brioni tuxedo jacket. — Aaron Royce, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026 While Friday night’s event was certainly star-studded, attended by A-listers including Melinda Gates and Emily Ratajkowski, the Albie Awards actually aim to honor the lesser known. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026 The entire Hawks roster attended the ceremony, and the team posted some of it on social media. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026 In keeping with royal tradition, the young Duke of Kent was educated at Ludgrove (also attended by Prince William and Prince Harry), then Eton and later Le Rosey in Switzerland. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev attended a ceremony at Thessaloniki's Museum of Byzantine Civilization, where the remains were kept, before the handover. — Costas Kantouris, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 The actor attended the New York premiere of Verity with a very trendy Cartier on his wrist. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attended

Adjective

The department says Archaga-Elvir was arrested in Texas as an accompanied minor in 2015, but he was released by the Obama administration.

— Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of accompanied

Verb

The suspect wanted for pushing his estranged girlfriend and her infant daughter off their 15th-floor Bronx balcony, killing the woman, has been arrested — and smiled shamelessly when escorted to court by cops to face justice Thursday.

— Theodore Parisienne, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
The fan who reached out to catch the ball was escorted out of Yankee Stadium by security and police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of escorted

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Cheers, jeers, and energetic call-and-response exchanges echoed through the hall as the audience, dressed in bright green, pink, and red, some wearing candidate T-shirts, listened.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
The company had nine of the 10 most listened to artists in the world last year, according to the IFPI, with a market share of nearly 39 percent, according to Billboard, about 11 percent higher than second-place Sony Music.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of listened

Verb

Degroote says Fox acquired the format after executives watched the French adaptation, which significantly expanded the scale of the original Norwegian concept.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
According to Phillips, there were around 6 billion hours of unscripted watched across the BBC last year, while 70% of the corporation’s content mix is now unscripted.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of watched

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Two of the three strongest on record — in 1982-83 and 1997-98 — coincided with above-average precipitation in California and caused considerable damage.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The arrest, which came as public interest in the investigation remained high, coincided with the search of a property nearby in Westminster, police said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of coincided

Verb

In the background, a crowd can be heard voicing anger and dismay at the shooting.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Their mother, Janet, heard their laughter and popped into the room—the downstairs den, refitted with a hospital bed—and asked what was so funny.

— Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of heard

Verb

At least three employees supervised by Perera have filed bullying complaints with DIR’s Office of Equity and Risk.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The day was also a feast in honor of the recipient – typically the prefect of Rome, who supervised the city’s jurisdictions and police.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervised

Verb

Another impending free agent, the pitching guru oversaw one of baseball’s best rotations and that aforementioned surprisingly successful bullpen.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Several people have been charged in connection with the bust, but whoever oversaw the network has so far managed to elude arrest.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026