HEARD Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

heard 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of heard

as in audible

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heard

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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

None of these commitments are new, however, and founders have heard versions of them before. — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 By providing clear, consistent and frequent communication about the change, leaders foster a sense of stability and clarity, while inviting everyone’s voice to be heard. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Fifth-year defensive back Roger McCreary has heard the talk about how poorly the unit has played. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The crowd’s reaction affected Stewart, who had never heard a boo in his life. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 The man heard the shooting and saw a teacher involved in a physical altercation with the gunman. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 Officers from the Lexington Police Department arrested Snelling in August 2025 after her roommates heard loud noises coming from her closet. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The toddler slipped from his father’s hands and tumbled out the window, falling 40 feet to his death, according to evidence heard in court. — Menelaos Hadjicostis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Before the recent barn owl sightings, Williams and her husband heard periodic screeching noises outside going back to early September. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heard

Adjective

That is, when the dialogue is audible at all; much of it ends up subsumed by a thundering sound mix that obscures what you’re actually meant to hear.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Sounds of shots being fired and a male voice speaking were audible in the background, police said.

— Coleman Petit, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of audible

Verb

Peak fall color is still potential to be realized, a brilliance whose arrival is impending but unpredictable.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
In the first half of 2026, De Beers’ rough-diamond price index fell 16 percent year-over-year, while the average realized diamond price fell 32 percent to $105 per carat.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of realized

Verb

Through a microphone, the journalists listened as Pike spoke what were meant to be her last words—about love—and sang with her Buddhist spiritual adviser.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Method Man listened to the Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin for the first time — and delivered his opinion on the now-infamous, one-copy-only album — on the latest episode of Pablo Torre Finds Out.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of listened

Adjective

His current employer is Damien Cantor, an authentically sleazy and slippery character who operates under no discernible code beyond indulging a dumb, preening narcissism.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
The proximity between law enforcement and aesthetics is also discernible in the history of choreography.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of discernible

Verb

It was discovered the hot box was not turned on soon enough prior to placing hot food in the unit.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
The exact story of how coffee was discovered isn’t known for sure, but one popular legend says an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi noticed that when his goats ate from a red berry plant, they were infused with energy and stayed awake all night.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of discovered

Adjective

By combining them in different proportions, the researchers can create 16 distinguishable colours and at least 300 different shades.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Given medium, proportions, and form, from a distance Shift is barely distinguishable from the land.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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