Synonyms of hearing

hearing 1 of 2

noun

ˈhir-iŋ 

as in sound

range of hearing

let's make sure she's out of hearing before I tell you what I got her for her birthday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sound
• sight
• distance
• earshot
• hail
• volume

hearing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of hear

1

as in realizing

to come to an awareness of

I heard your sister is home from the hospital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realizing
• discovering
• seeing
• learning
• finding
• ascertaining
• finding out
• getting on (to)
• detecting
• getting wind of
• catching on (to)
• hitting (on or upon)
• encountering
• wising (up)
• tumbling (to)
• spotting
• perceiving
• figuring out
• observing
• noting
• espying
• discerning
• calculating
• descrying
• divining
• doping (out)
• puzzling (out)
• minding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• forgetting
• covering
• screening
• hiding
• concealing
• masking
• unlearning
• blotting out
• blanketing
• shrouding
• veiling
• enshrouding
• cloaking
• occulting
• curtaining

2

as in listening

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listening
• attending
• hearkening
• heeding
• harkening
• harking
• pricking up one's ears
• minding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• discounting
• disregarding
• tuning out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hearing

Noun

Court records show Ramirez appeared in court Thursday for a status hearing, and a Johnson County judge granted his attorney continuance. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

That includes problems affecting your hearing, swallowing, breathing, and voice—and some that require urgent care. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Verb

The jury is hearing a fourth day of testimony in Matthew Farwell's trial at federal court in South Boston Friday. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

In June, Busfield’s attorneys moved to dismiss because the prosecution kept grand jurors from hearing certain witnesses. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026