Synonyms of attending

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adjective

ə-ˈten-diŋ 

1

as in present

being within the confines of a specified place

a surprise arrest of the operator of an illegal gambling joint and all attending employees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• present
• participating
• available
• in
• in attendance
• on hand
• at hand
• accompanying
• observing
• existing
• live
• breathing
• latent
• existent
• extant
• abounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absent
• gone
• out
• missing
• retired
• departed
• away
• deceased
• nonexistent
• truant
• dead
• late
• defunct
• vanished
• lost
• delinquent
• demised
• delayed
• belated
• tardy
• overdue
• AWOL

2

as in accompanying

present at the same time and place

dislikes flying and all of its attending inconveniences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanying
• attendant
• associated
• concurrent
• concomitant
• related
• subsequent
• following
• ensuing
• coincidental
• simultaneous
• coincident
• connected
• coexisting
• resulting
• coexistent
• linked
• contemporary
• resultant
• contemporaneous
• chance
• consequent
• synchronous
• incident
• collateral
• incidental
• accidental
• fortuitous
• casual
• freak
• fluky

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unrelated
• unconnected
• unassociated

attending

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noun

as in physician

Related Words

• physician
• doctor
• clinician
• hospitalist
• medic
• family doctor
• doc
• family practitioner
• family physician
• pathologist
• medico
• neurologist
• specialist
• obstetrician
• ophthalmologist
• pediatrician
• radiologist
• resident
• gynecologist
• anesthesiologist
• dermatologist
• optometrist
• podiatrist
• sawbones
• internist
• urologist
• surgeon
• orthopedist
• physiatrist
• nurse
• general practitioner
• croaker
• plastic surgeon
• nurse-practitioner
• ob-gyn
• paramedic
• intern
• EMT
• aidman

Dissimilar Words

• nonphysician
• nondoctor

attending

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verb

present participle of attend

1

as in escorting

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

• accompanying
• escorting
• seeing
• bringing
• chaperoning
• walking
• convoying
• squiring
• companioning
• guiding
• protecting
• companying
• following
• defending
• conducting
• ushering
• guarding
• leading
• consorting
• associating
• steering
• piloting
• teaming (up)
• hanging (around)
• tailing
• shadowing
• tagging
• hovering (over)
• palling (around)
• tagging along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dumping
• abandoning
• deserting
• ditching
• forsaking

2

as in listening

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

• listening
• hearing
• heeding
• hearkening
• harking
• harkening
• minding
• pricking up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• discounting
• tuning out

3

as in watching

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

• watching
• supervising
• overseeing
• managing
• tending
• operating
• conducting
• controlling
• protecting
• superintending
• looking after
• guarding
• running
• taking care of
• seeing to
• governing
• minding
• caring (for)
• guiding
• regulating
• seeing after
• directing
• patrolling
• presiding (over)
• safeguarding
• administrating
• shielding
• stewarding
• shepherding
• chaperoning
• babysitting
• mothering
• babying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• forgetting
• abandoning
• neglecting
• disregarding
• passing over

4

as in coinciding

to occur or exist at the same time

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanying
• coinciding
• happening
• synchronizing
• coexisting
• co-occurring
• concurring
• transpiring
• chancing
• happing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preceding
• following
• succeeding
• antedating
• predating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attending

Noun

Without looking away from the case manager’s direction, Robby flips his middle finger at the other attending. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026

Trying to gossip about an attending with an attending is, indeed, bold, but that’s our Santos! — Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2026

Verb

Instead, she was seen attending husband Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs game, where Swift sat with her pal, Tom Cruise. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

The two have since raised four daughters, all of whom have either graduated or are currently attending their parents' alma mater. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026