Listen synonyms and antonyms
lĭs'ən
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To hear something without the speaker's awareness or intent.
listen to
To endeavor to hear
give attention
To endeavor to hear
lend-an-ear
To listen.
be attentive
To endeavor to hear
(Archaic) To wait for; expect.
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ignore (antonym)
(Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
(With relationship implied by context) To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
refuse (antonym)
To decline to accept, agree to, or do something
To provide entertainment.
(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.
strain one's ears
To endeavor to hear
be deaf to (antonym)
To endeavor to hear
give (or lend) an ear
give ear to
To endeavor to hear
listen-in
To listen without participating.
give (or lend) one's ear
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keep one's ears open
To endeavor to hear
give a hearing to
To endeavor to hear
To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.
To select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio.
cock one's ears
To endeavor to hear
take under advisement
To receive advice cordially
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take into consideration
To receive advice cordially
(Idiomatic) To listen to someone until that person has finished.
and-listen (related)
incline an ear to
To endeavor to hear
not miss a trick
To endeavor to hear
scorn (antonym)
To refuse or reject as wrong or disgraceful
(Idiomatic) To listen attentively
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discard (antonym)
(Card Games) To remove (a card or cards) from one's hand
give attention to
To endeavor to hear
take advice
To receive advice cordially
(Sports) To receive a pass or a kicked ball, for example.
speak (antonym)
To utter words with the ordinary voice; talk
To keep close watch over; supervise:
To greet, receive, or entertain (another or others) cordially or hospitably.
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turn a deaf ear to (antonym)
To endeavor to hear
To come to or toward a common center
auscultate
To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
To have a normally functioning ear or ears; be able to hear sounds
disregard (antonym)
To disregard is defined as to ignore or treat with a lack of respect.
To attend an academic class on a not-for-academic-credit basis.
To carry out or comply with (a command, for example).
sing (related)
whisper (related)
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watch (related)
talk (antonym)
To communicate, usually by means of speech.
sing-along (related)
To gain access to private electronic communications, as through wiretapping or the interception of e-mail or cell phone calls.
Shakespeare
listening (related)
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