ATTENDED Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in accompanied

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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

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The Italian supermodel attended this major film event wearing a dress from the Chanel Cruise 2026–2027 collection. — Giacomo Aricò, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026 The company officially opened the new Austin Innovation Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Silicon Labs senior leaders and employees, as well as representatives from the State of Texas. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 Did the floating schools actually work, and what happened to the children who attended them? — Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026 Moreno attended the trial’s opening statements but did not return to the proceedings. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Six members of the Little Rock Nine attended Mann before transferring to Central High School, according to the document. — Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026 Other sightings of the couple included when the pair attended an F1 event together in Los Angeles before they were later seen in Miami that same month. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 Several groups of Horned Frogs fans packed local bars on Thursday, and hundreds attended a pep rally Friday. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 White attended the Indiana Fever’s game against the Connecticut Sun at Gainbridge Fieldhouse wearing a long blonde wig, as seen in photos and video obtained by OutKick. — Jackson Thompson , Patricia Babcock McGraw Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 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

Most airlines now require unaccompanied minors to be escorted to their departure gates and met at the arrival gates by an adult guardian.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Ragland escorted Meghan to her nuptials and has been a presence in both of her grandchildren’s — Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet — lives.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of escorted

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No one who has listened to this episode of Dwarkesh Patel's podcast with METR research Ajeya Cotra could think so.

— Kelly Evans, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
With all due respect to Han Solo, anyone who’s listened to Ford speak about his two most iconic roles knows Indy holds a particularly special place in his heart.

— Frank DeRuggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of listened

Verb

Behind that enormous loss are families who watched savings disappear and people who trusted the wrong investment pitch.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Young readers who watched Wuthering Heights earlier this year and thought Margot Robbie’s bratty, lovestruck Cathy had to be the most difficult Cathy in literature are in for a rude awakening this fall.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of watched

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In addition to speech, our management of a localized fire for food, safety, and comfort is another uniquely human behavior, one that seems to have coincided with the development of complex spoken language.

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Trout has spent his entire 16-year career with the Angels, a period that has coincided with one of the worst stretches in franchise history.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of coincided

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The following year, he was sentenced to 188 months, nearly 16 years, in prison, with five years supervised release.

— Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Just north of Hartley Road in Eagle, there are 440 acres of public land currently supervised by the Bureau of Land Management.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervised

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The Department of Homeland Security directed questions to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which oversaw operations at Alligator Alcatraz.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, Engelbert oversaw the ratification of a historic CBA, leading to player salaries that surpassed $1 million for the first time, and a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that ties players’ salaries to revenue in a meaningful way.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026