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hearken

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hearken

  1. to pay attention especially through the act of hearing hearken! I hear the distant beat of the hooves of many horses Synonyms attend, hark, harken, hear, listen, heed, mindNear Antonyms discount, disregardAntonyms ignore, tune out

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