LISTENING Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

listening

verb

present participle of listen

as in hearing

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing would you listen to what I have to say?

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Recent Examples of listening In this case really listening meant taking action on behalf of their employees. — Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Iceland Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir participates at a listening session on a referendum in Reykjavik, Iceland, on August 24, 2026. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 The company asked for feedback through its listening initiative earlier this year. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026 But listening should not require a year-long initiative that will cost taxpayers money. — Jennifer Bruzan Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Garcia-Thomas said her priorities will include listening, learning, and building strong relationships with the GMC membership, business partners and community stakeholders. — La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Looking back, the designer—who has been listening to a lot of Madonna lately—finds an unlikely analogy in an interview with the singer. — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026 By listening, emulating, learning—and taking other people’s music to find my own voice. — Danny Klein, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026 That gave us more than 2,100 sensors, spaced only a few feet apart, all listening to the ground at once. — Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for listening

hearing

Verb

Indeed, in May the lower court hearing the MiniMax case declined to accept MiniMax’s defense on this basis.

— Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Isabel’s journey is one of awakening and remembering the past, seeing it and hearing it.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026