ATTENDS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

attends

verb

present tense third-person singular of attend

as in accompanies

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 listens

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 supervises

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 coincides

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 attends The impact will depend on which APS school the child attends. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 While Galliano attends only infrequently, his creations are well worn by celebrity guests of the event, including famously by Princess Diana. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Nancy appeared in several episodes of The Office as a real estate agent who dates Steve’s Michael Scott, including this episode from season 3 in which the paper company staff attends a local Diwalicelebration. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 The hotel's butler service attends to guests' needs with a light touch. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 His daughter, who is going into the third grade, attends a school in Los Angeles Unified School District. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Their daughter, Laila, attends the University of Central Florida and their son, Haviv, is in eighth grade. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 The average military child attends multiple schools before graduation, often losing educational continuity, relationships, and specialized services every time the family receives new orders. — Jeanne Allen, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 There’s a scene in my book The Adjunct in which my main character attends a party at a fancy college where undergrads are discussing Freud. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

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The duo riffs off this dichotomy with the alarming imagery that accompanies The Precariat, taking listeners on a journey through the underbelly of America.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2026
Drooling that is new, heavy, or persistent is something to note, though Walker said what accompanies the drool is the key sign.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of accompanies

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The judge listens carefully to allcof their input when deciding who goes home, who remains in custody, and under what conditions liberty may be limited.

— Corey B. Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
But the voice messages from her family that Alex occasionally listens to start to pull her back to her old life.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of listens

Verb

The State Board of Education supervises public K–12 education across the state, overseeing educational interests in Kansas.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
David Smith, who supervises the district’s aedes crew, said his team has received an increasing number of service requests for day-biting mosquitoes within the neighborhood.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of supervises

Verb

But Bret’s suspicions soon grow darker and more intense when Robert’s arrival coincides with a string of teen murders within their cozy Beverly Hills bubble.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
The crackdown coincides with a pressure campaign urging African governments to accept deportees from other nations.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of coincides

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The divers reported the discovery to the Sicilian Region’s Superintendency of the Sea, a public body that oversees the identification and management of marine archeological sites off the island's coastal waters.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Bloomfield oversees the resort’s culinary activities too, like a fireside supper for two and a special picnic basket to take on a scenic hike.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversees

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When a fan sees an idol’s skin, watches a routine, studies a product list, compares ingredients and sees creators repeat the same steps, the product is no longer an isolated SKU.

— Darko Pavic, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Sentry, the company’s first hardware product, is a surveillance tower that watches borders and other secure areas.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of watches

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Silver Media Group, founded by Golden Horse Award-winning producer Chan Gin Kai, manages a portfolio of more than 1,500 intellectual property assets spanning film, animation, games and graphic novels.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
If the transmission line wins approval, the cost of the project will be spread among all ratepayers served by the California Independent System Operator, which manages about 80% of the state’s electrical grid.

— Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026