Synonyms of hearkens

hearkens

verb

present tense third-person singular of hearken

as in listens

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

hearken! I hear the distant beat of the hooves of many horses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listens
• harkens
• hears
• harks
• heeds
• attends
• minds
• pricks up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• tunes out
• discounts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hearkens

What is your response to the criticism that this pick hearkens to an era of Florida politics that is long gone? — Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026

Yenson reminds readers that the pope’s choice of name hearkens to Pope Leo XIII, who initiated modern Catholic social teaching and emphasized peace and justice. — Kalpana Jain, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026

Flip Phone Shorty, of course, hearkens to those devices of yesteryear that defined the Y2k aesthetic, which has recently been all the rage. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2025

Eventually, the team chose Sacramento, where much of downtown still hearkens to the mid-20th century with block upon block of drab government buildings. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025