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

Being an ally to women at work is more than attending a breakfast on International Women’s Day. — Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Instead, De La Espriella’s office said extraordinary security measures will be implemented to protect both members of the public attending events and members of the incoming administration. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026