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 Whether the man who holds the other seat attends the rally, however, is unclear. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Beth Kaiserman, who regularly attends the meditation group, sees the cemetery as a chance to demystify death. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 As head of the local Chamber of Commerce, Charla Robinson attends her share of ribbon cuttings and mundane company announcements in Thunder Bay, a Canadian city of more than 100,000 on the western shore of Lake Superior. — Sara Llana, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026 The nominee lives, works, or attends school in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, or San Luis Obispo counties, or the incident occurred in one of those counties. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Keri Russell attends The Diplomat Season 4 Special Screening at The Paris Theater on October 12, 2026 in New York City. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026 Charles reportedly has the final call on who attends the royal family’s holiday festivities. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2026 Glimmers of that surprise — and the spectral essence of mutability that attends to it — can be found in every shot, some of them more than others. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026 Katie Zacharia attends the Nashville premiere of 'David' at AMC DINE-IN Thoroughbred 20 on December 14, 2025 in Franklin, Tennessee. — Terri Cullen, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026

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Verb

And from that boredom, a different kind of will, the willfulness that accompanies a need to destroy that happiness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The trip, which accompanies an Aït Atta family on their seasonal migration, includes deluxe glamping-style accommodations, activities like traditional bread baking and jewelry-making, as well as a private local guide throughout.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanies

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The later one listens to people explain why inherited status was no longer enough to keep one.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Strangely enough, Porsha’s humor gets through to Luann, who listens to what the rest of the cast has to say about her and decides to take stock of her behavior and try to do better.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of listens

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Frot-Coutaz also supervises Sky Studios Elstree, Sky’s state-of-the-art film and TV studio, plus Sky Studios’ global portfolio of production companies that includes Blast!

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Jim DeFrain, who supervises the investigation and the Metropolitan Explosive Disposal Unit, said initial testing indicated the presence of hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervises

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For Olivia Allen, the second rotation of Ana Viktoria Dzinic’s solo at Nicoletti in Shoreditch—which coincides with a solo booth over at Frieze London—is a must.

— Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
The release coincides with the film’s exhibition at the Paris Cinémathèque Française as part of the ongoing Belmondo retrospective.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of coincides

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Every audience hears about the tweets from Michigan’s William Lawrence, condemning the nuclear family, and New York’s Darializa Avila Chevalier, about how July 4 should be about the liberation of Palestine and Puerto Rico.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
In the song’s closing moments, the Edge hears something older than country music in Parton’s voice.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hears

Verb

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which oversees vehicle safety, largely relies on automakers to certify that their cars meet federal standards.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Working with her daughter Rachele Regini, who oversees much of the programming, Chiuri hopes to create a space where theater, dance, music and other disciplines intersect.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of oversees

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Mousquetaires Group, which runs the Intermarche chain, has indicated that a Danish company, Danfoss, manages the affected refrigerators.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Fox Entertainment Global holds domestic distribution rights to Baywatch and Fremantle manages all international sales.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026