auditory

adjective

Definition of auditorynext
as in aural
of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing I have a bad auditory memory—unless I see a word in writing, and not just hear it, I forget it easily

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Recent Examples of auditory The defense is arguing that she was overmedicated and experiencing auditory hallucinations in which a male voice told her to kill the kids. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 The mother may also have auditory or visual hallucinations that drive her to harm herself or the infant. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Anger and fear were processed in the right ectosylvian gyrus and the left splenal gyrus—the former integrating visual, auditory, and other sensory information, and the latter managing visual perception, spatial orientation, and episodic memory. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026 Once inside the fence, the smooth R&B flowing from the stage's speakers offered auditory refuge. — Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for auditory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditory
  1. aural
  2. acoustic
  3. auricular
  4. audial
  5. perceptible
Adjective
  • The aural experience, overall, has a velvety, glimmering sensuality.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Summit staged an aural and visual attack on Grant Park, weaving in everything from the Prodigy to Pink Floyd over the course of 90 minutes as clouds of smoke rose above the festival’s north end.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of aural
Adjective
  • Layered background sighs, a resonant lead vocal, autumnal acoustic guitar flickers, synths both eerie and trippy—James has all his tricks on tap.
    — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The board minutes show no evidence that the board sought advice from arts administrators, acoustic experts or performers in making or approving renovation plans.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of acoustic
Adjective
  • It can be delivered using a device that sits on the ear and sends an electrical pulse to the auricular branch of the vagus nerve, which is found under the skin in the magenta area in the diagram below.
    — Paul McClure May 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
  • While everyone has auricular muscles, only a small number of people can consciously flex these muscles to wiggle their ears.
    — Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of auricular
Adjective
  • With two stages set up in close proximity, as soon as one band finished, another would fire up immediately, a sort of audial game of hot potato.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
  • With Windows 11, the OS adds new audial and visual tools, and new support for third-party hardware and software.
    — Michael Muchmore, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
Definition of audial
Adjective
  • The model tends toward certain word choices repeatedly throughout a text, embedding a pattern that is meant to be perceptible only to someone with the key.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Output still contains SynthID and C2PA Content Credentials, two types of digital watermarking that aren't perceptible under normal circumstances and cannot be toggled off.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of perceptible

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“Auditory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditory. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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