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
• 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)
• 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
• combatting
• poohing
• 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 peeled for
• 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
• pondering
• keeping
• weighing
• noticing
• mulling
• hearing
• seeing
• conforming (to)
• complying (with)
• attending (to)
• marking
• harkening (to)
• 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
• poohing
• slighting
• glozing (over)
• pooh-poohing
• snubbing