HEARS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

hears

verb

present tense third-person singular of hear

as in realizes

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

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as in listens

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 hears Tucked inside that ambivalence, Longwell hears an opportunity. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 Authored by Wall Street Journal reporter Robbie Whelan, THR hears that among the topics set to be covered will be Iger’s friendship-turned-rivalry with former Marvel chief Ike Perlmutter. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 Brayan Rocchio hears the chants, a ballpark full of fans repeating his last name before a last-ditch effort to squeeze out a home win. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 They’re stuck in a yearslong waiting period until a backlogged court system hears their case. — Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 Lawmakers can work from afar, however, and Deadline hears draft legislation may be ready this week or next. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 The ruling halts plans by the Department of Homeland Security to place a four-year cap on the kinds of visas used by graduate students and postdoctoral researchers while a judge hears full arguments in a lawsuit over the new policy. — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026 So busy is the landscape that Variety hears shows are even competing over studio space. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 When Hernández hears a single Chinese tourist has arrived, a smile crosses his face. — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

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Hopefully Pochettino realizes that Weah belongs there, on the right, where his verticality remains his best asset, rather than as a miscast left winger.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Murdoch considers a mother who finds her daughter-in-law uncouth but realizes one day that her judgment might be unfair.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of realizes

Verb

Customers are paying attention to who understands them, who listens and who can adapt.

— Jodi Amendola, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
His wife watches and listens with obvious fondness in her eyes but also an inscrutable hint of emotional detachment, perhaps even irritation.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of listens

Verb

Decades later, Santa discovers the misplaced letter and immediately sets out to make things right.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Written by Pennette, the untitled comedy stars Pierce as a man who discovers that the unexamined life can bite you in the ass.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of discovers

Verb

Taking a page from professional players associations, Abruzzo sees sectoral bargaining—where unions and multiple employers set baseline, industry-wide compensation and workplace standards—as the preferable long-term outcome for college athletes.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Later, in her dying moments, Wuornos sees Lizzie beckoning to her.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of sees

Verb

The key is to understand where each audience learns and engages, then prioritize relevant relationships over mass reach.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The creator specifically references a scene from Outlander season 1 in which the older version of Dougal, played by Graham McTavish, learns of Maura’s death.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of learns

Verb

The agent reads a contract, finds the clause, fills in the field, and escalates the exception.

— Eshaan Jain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Read kicks this tale off with a meet-cute and an unconventional relationship, but finds authentic emotion and real social issues to power the characters’ journeys forward.

— Katie Walsh, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

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