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

As a child, Moore envisioned a career in medicine and later attended Alcorn State University on a band scholarship to study percussion. — Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

More than 100 residents of the community attended to hear the candidates make their cases. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Nicole Clavo, the city official who oversaw Impact Sac’s contracts, attended events in the suite but did not disclose the tickets on her conflict-of-interest filings. — Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Speaking at a press conference ahead of the Le Havre match in January, which The Athletic attended, Sangare spoke about his desire to keep improving. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

And Fitzgerald attended the game at Iowa last year when Milivojevic made one of his four starts for Michigan State. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

The plant opened on July 29 following a ribbon-cutting attended by state and federal officials. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Several of Aaron Glenn’s former teammates attended practice on Saturday, including Wayne Chrebet, Ray Mickens, Glenn Foley and Laveranues Coles. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

Every president since Calvin Coolidge in 1924, when the annual dinner was established, has attended it at least once during their term. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 July 2026