Synonyms of listened

listened

verb

past tense of listen

as in heard

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

would you listen to what I have to say?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heard
• attended
• hearkened
• heeded
• harkened
• harked
• minded
• pricked up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• tuned out
• discounted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of listened

Cale will always be thought of as a genius even if few listened to, say, 2024’s Poptical Illusion. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

That was a very special group of players that listened to their coaches and led Michigan and became their most-accomplished team in history. — George Deeb, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The City Council listened, imposing a moratorium on new drive-throughs. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Pogačar, unable to get back to sleep, listened to Eminem and brewed himself a coffee. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

In response to the takeovers, the city has launched an office of youth affairs, met and listened to students at schools, and created a youth advisory board comprised of teens and young adults. — Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Trump then repeated one of his go-to criticisms of the White House correspondent, while Collins listened from a table near the stage alongside her CNN colleagues. — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

In Chattanooga, after Mayor Tim Kelly listened to 500 residents about youth violence, one of the municipality’s most dangerous neighborhoods went a full year without a homicide. — William Cogswell, Time, 24 July 2026

Peacock‘s Dungeon Crawler Carl series has cast its first actor — one who will be familiar to those who have listened to the audiobook versions of Matt Dinniman’s novels. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026