HEARD Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

heard 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of heard

as in audible

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2 of 2

verb

past tense of hear

as in realized

to come to an awareness of I heard your sister is home from the hospital

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as in listened

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing at least hear what I have to say before you start disagreeing

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Recent Examples of heard

Verb

Words like miraculous, inspirational, incredible, amazing and magical were just some of the adjectives heard at Friday’s event. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 One such example is the OlloBot OlloNi SS1, a cyber pet designed to make users feel heard, seen, and genuinely accompanied. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 The Times attempted to contact the attorney listed in York’s court records, but has not yet heard back. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Unintentional noise could be heard, even a baby crying, Dolly said. — Martha Ackmann, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 Shortly before Vedder’s arrival, Krusen heard that the former members of Mother Love Bone needed a drummer. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 Of course, the song won’t be heard exclusively in Orange County CD players for long. — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026 Responding officers heard screams coming from inside the home and ran into the basement. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 An attorney who represents renters, Blake Hunter Yagman, told Ars that plaintiffs are looking forward to having their case heard in court. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heard

Adjective

Her charm and warmth, her audible smile, all soften the impact of her words.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
Both models are reported to be extremely quiet – less audible than a whisper, according to the makers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of audible

Verb

But this ambitious new model, which is yet to get an official name, could fundamentally change the aviation world if realized.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026
This metric measures contracted revenue expected to be realized over the next 12 months, so a mid-teens growth rate is bullish.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of realized

Verb

Licata, joined by Chief of Staff Louis Kushner and Deputy Superintendent and Chief of Schools Daniel Soliz, listened to dozens of Fort Worth ISD parents and community members voice their concerns about how the district is being operated.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
As surgeons worked behind her ear, Peasley listened to the music and remained conscious throughout the procedure.

— Marlee Ginter, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of listened

Adjective

Inflicting these details on the jury, the children’s family members, and the public served no discernible purpose in establishing Clancy’s mens rea, which might have discredited her not-guilty plea.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Its Fourier transform has a wide spread of frequencies — a sound with no discernible pitch.

— Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of discernible

Verb

Multiple playable pre-release versions of Portal 2 contain some of the most intriguing cut content discovered so far.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
For decades, an attacker discovered a vulnerability, a security tool generated an alert, an analyst investigated it, the issue was escalated and eventually someone decided what to do.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

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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