Synonyms of minding

minding

verb

present participle of mind

1

as in listening

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• discounting
• tuning out

2

as in remembering

chiefly dialect to bring back to mind

I seem to mind such a tale from way back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remembering
• recalling
• recollecting
• reproducing
• thinking (of)
• reminding
• reminiscing (about)
• harking back (to)
• extracting
• flashing back (to)
• harkening back (to)
• hearkening back (to)
• eliciting
• recurring
• evoking
• recapturing
• raising
• representing
• reliving
• educing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forgetting
• ignoring
• neglecting
• disregarding
• overlooking
• missing
• losing
• unlearning
• disremembering
• misremembering
• blanking (out)

3

as in obeying

to act according to the commands of

tell the children to mind the babysitter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obeying
• following
• observing
• complying (with)
• conforming (to)
• adhering (to)
• keeping to
• abiding by
• falling in with
• watching
• goose-stepping (to)
• submitting (to)
• noticing
• regarding
• yielding (to)
• deferring (to)
• surrendering (to)
• agreeing (to)
• taking
• attending
• hearing
• heeding
• noting
• assenting (to)
• marking
• listening (to)
• acceding (to)
• acquiescing (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disobeying
• defying
• leading
• refusing
• directing
• ignoring
• rebelling (against)
• challenging
• daring
• disregarding
• renouncing
• overlooking
• repudiating
• violating
• dismissing
• disobliging
• breaking
• passing over
• breaching
• brushing (off)
• winking (at)
• flouting
• transgressing
• infringing
• scorning
• mocking
• tuning out
• deriding
• fighting
• opposing
• contesting
• resisting
• disputing
• bucking
• shrugging off
• withstanding
• combating
• overpassing
• scoffing (at)
• revolting (against)
• pooh-poohing
• mutinying (against)

4

as in noticing

to be cautious of or on guard against

mind the slippery steps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noticing
• watching
• seeing
• guarding (against)
• looking out (for)
• watching out (for)
• attending
• noting
• observing
• marking
• perceiving
• waring
• heeding
• keeping one's eyes open for
• being on the lookout for
• beholding
• discerning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• missing
• overlooking
• disregarding
• discounting

5

as in watching

to have an interest or concern for

don't mind him; he's always complaining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watching
• caring
• looking out (for)
• noticing
• regarding
• attending
• observing
• heeding
• noting
• feeling (for)
• sympathizing (with)
• empathizing (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding

6

as in supervising

to take charge of especially on behalf of another

the salesperson will mind the store while the manager goes out to lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watching
• supervising
• overseeing
• managing
• tending
• attending
• guarding
• protecting
• operating
• controlling
• superintending
• conducting
• running
• looking after
• regulating
• seeing to
• governing
• guiding
• caring (for)
• taking care of
• directing
• patrolling
• seeing after
• safeguarding
• administrating
• shielding
• presiding (over)
• stewarding
• shepherding
• chaperoning
• babying
• babysitting
• mothering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• forgetting
• neglecting
• abandoning
• disregarding
• passing over

7

as in noting

to take notice of and be guided by

mind the instructions that appear at the top of the first page of the exam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noting
• following
• obeying
• observing
• respecting
• regarding
• watching
• listening (to)
• considering
• heeding
• contemplating
• keeping
• pondering
• weighing
• noticing
• mulling
• hearing
• seeing
• conforming (to)
• complying (with)
• attending (to)
• marking
• harking (to)
• hearkening (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• neglecting
• dismissing
• scorning
• discounting
• tuning out
• brushing (aside or off)
• passing over
• flouting
• glossing (over)
• defying
• shrugging off
• glozing (over)
• slighting
• pooh-poohing
• snubbing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minding

Hamilton, minding his own business, had nowhere to go, and Russell clipped him and then spun into the gravel trap. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026

Each member of the band had their moment to shine while the crowd danced on the soggy earth, not minding the conditions one bit. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026

Named the SpiderCam, the prototype from Northwestern University replicates the manner in which the spiders' eyes allow the creatures to gauge distances before making a surprise sideways jump at some unsuspecting victim minding its own business. — Shirl Leigh june 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2026

If a bear is calmly minding its own business 100 yards away, leave it alone and continue creating distance. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

But people and money are finite, and an analyst sent to count the power behind artificial intelligence is an analyst not minding the oil numbers, which are mature, dull, and easy to leave running untended. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Investigators also said Bonaparte told someone that Turnipseed brought it upon himself by not minding his own business. — Bryant Reed, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick is an 81-year-old woman who is mostly known for enjoying a cup of tea and minding her own business. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026

The other kids must have found its inhabitants repulsive or boring, but I was drawn to a cobra that was lying flat out and minding its own business. — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026