HEARD Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

heard 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of heard

as in audible

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heard

2 of 2

verb

past tense of hear

as in realized

to come to an awareness of I heard your sister is home from the hospital

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as in listened

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing

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Recent Examples of heard

Verb

Yankee Stadium became the only MLB stadium where it has been heard every game since. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 My level of personal attention is at the heart of my approach and is consistently valued by clients, who appreciate knowing they are truly heard and that their holiday has been thoughtfully and fully tailored to them. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 One of those cultural traditions can be heard through Las Estrellas, a longtime Kansas City band that has played Fiesta Hispana for decades. — Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026 Spotting one in traffic is considered good luck by many Angelenos, a theory Angelyne has heard before and does not dispute. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 Verse also hasn’t been afraid to make sure his voice is being heard on the practice field or in the meeting rooms. — Joe Reedy, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 The glittering black bug can be seen and, more prominently, heard by an Owens witch whenever someone is about to die. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026 Amid the elation, local officials told CNN more voices had been heard. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Nepalese lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane told The Associated Press that searchers first heard men's voices in the tunnel on Friday morning. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heard

Adjective

Goldberg noted that their guest today, Cruz, would be at the convention, and people in the crowd made their disdain for him audible.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Vinicius Junior were among the players singled out for vocal criticism, with audible whistles when the Brazilian was substituted in the 88th minute.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of audible

Verb

The company’s experts realized that, if the tapestry could not be rotated and stored, perhaps it could be stored and then rotated.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
But another frontier remains to be realized, one in which MU ascends from this fine plateau to make good on the sort of top-tier promise implied by the school’s now-enormous commitment to football.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of realized

Verb

No one who has listened to this episode of Dwarkesh Patel's podcast with METR research Ajeya Cotra could think so.

— Kelly Evans, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
With all due respect to Han Solo, anyone who’s listened to Ford speak about his two most iconic roles knows Indy holds a particularly special place in his heart.

— Frank DeRuggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of listened

Adjective

The shape of a Project Runway episode was discernible here — conversations with the designers about their inspirations, an in-depth look at their design process, backstage time at the runway shows — but the execution was Temu level.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
The skins cling like wet T-shirts to the filling beneath, with each plump bundle nearly bursting with big, discernible chunks of shrimp and ground pork.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of discernible

Verb

When researching this article on Jacquet’s upbringing, The Athletic discovered exactly why Liverpool were so keen to bring the 21-year-old to Anfield after a rapid rise through the ranks at Rennes.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Costs went up again due to a major design flaw discovered during construction in 2024.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovered

Adjective

The quality of the coffee seems a bit underwhelming, and its bitterness drowns out much of the perceptible campfire-ness.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2026
The model tends toward certain word choices repeatedly throughout a text, embedding a pattern that is meant to be perceptible only to someone with the key.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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