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

Jessica Biel attends Apple TV’s press line during Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 25. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Clancy attends court in a wheelchair because she was paralyzed after trying to take her own life that night. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 July 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

The team’s passing game coordinator, Joe Bleymaier, and offensive line coach, Andy Heck, will expand their duties while Bieniemy attends to his injured wife, according to Reid. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 27 July 2026

Bitter irony abounds, as when Nora, who is Black, attends a workplace mental health seminar in which a white, male supervisor who once mistreated her pretends to care about employees’ trauma. — Judy Berman, Time, 27 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

Outside of the selection, George Clooney and Ellen Burstyn will hit the red carpet as the recipients of the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for lifetime achievement, and Maggie Gyllenhaal attends as head of the jury. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Like his two older siblings before him, Louis attends the Lambrook school near the family’s Berkshire home. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 July 2026