Synonyms of attends

attends

verb

present tense third-person singular of attend

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanies
• escorts
• sees
• brings
• companies
• companions
• walks
• protects
• defends
• chaperones
• convoys
• follows
• squires
• guides
• conducts
• leads
• steers
• teams (up)
• ushers
• associates
• guards
• hangs (around)
• tails
• pals (around)
• pilots
• consorts
• tags
• hovers (over)
• shadows
• tags along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandons
• ditches
• dumps
• deserts
• forsakes

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listens
• hears
• heeds
• hearkens
• harkens
• harks
• pricks up one's ears
• minds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• discounts
• tunes out

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervises
• oversees
• watches
• manages
• tends
• operates
• protects
• conducts
• looks after
• runs
• sees to
• superintends
• controls
• governs
• cares (for)
• minds
• guards
• sees after
• directs
• regulates
• takes care of
• guides
• patrols
• administrates
• presides (over)
• shields
• mothers
• babies
• safeguards
• babysits
• stewards
• shepherds
• chaperones

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• forgets
• abandons
• passes over
• disregards

4

as in coincides

to occur or exist at the same time

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanies
• coincides
• happens
• coexists
• synchronizes
• concurs
• transpires
• co-occurs
• chances
• haps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• precedes
• follows
• succeeds
• predates
• antedates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attends

Steve stays in Hawkins to become a Little League coach, Nancy drops out of Emerson College to take a job at The Herald in Boston, and Robin attends Smith College. —Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026

If your grandchild attends one of these schools and receives financial aid, check with the school’s financial aid office about how your generosity could affect their aid package. —Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026

Colombia's Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a ceremony in Bogota in June. —Erika Angulo, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026

Leonardo Maria del Vecchio attends the amfAR Gala Venezia 2023 presented by Mastercard and Red Sea International Film Festival on September 03, 2023 in Venice, Italy. —Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026

Tori Holmes, who attends Loyola, said his life would be very different without BCSB. —Denise Koch, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026

Known for her outspokenness about the failures of the fashion industry and about the Israel–Hamas war, Karefa-Johnson is at once a fashion insider, who attends fashion weeks in Milan and Paris, and a frequent critic. —Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026

Any child who attends a child care center with attendees who receive federal funding could be impacted, Snider said. —Charlotte Kramon, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026

There has been no announcement as to whether Prince George, who currently attends Lambrook School with his younger siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, is set to attend Eton College as his father, Prince William, and his uncle Prince Harry did. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2025