HEARD Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

heard 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of heard

as in audible

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heard

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

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Explosions could be heard as the munitions detonated during the fire, forcing firefighters to stay out of the area for safety. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The ship’s captain has pleaded not guilty to charges including criminal damage in a case set to be heard early next year in Hong Kong, where the company is registered. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 In January, prosecutors filed a response opposing the motion, Kestou filed a brief in support of it, and the court heard arguments from both parties, court documents said. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 While the lawsuit filed this week deals with bans on popular handguns, a pair of lawsuits dealing with bans on some semiautomatic rifles is set to be heard by the Supreme Court in its upcoming term. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026 Smiley, who broadcasts from Crenshaw, credits the project’s progress to residents making their voices heard. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The world had never before heard how the moguls spoke, or thought. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026 Her rehab team heard about the plan and sprung into action, planning bachelor and bachelorette parties to be held at the hospital. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 In 70 to 80 percent of the cases heard by the London Court of International Arbitration, both parties are foreign. — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heard

Adjective

JumpSmart also includes a compass, thermometer, reflector strip, and emergency audible alarm that is perfect for hiking, camping, and off-roading.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
In a room of hundreds of people, there was hardly an audible reaction to an announcement that the AP had called the race.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of audible

Verb

Just a few days after her wedding, Princess Diana realized that Camilla still played a central role in Prince Charles’s life.

— Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
Even more curiously, the director realized people would often drop everything to visit these micro-influencers.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of realized

Verb

Investigators obtained footage of prior visits and listened to recorded calls in which Jester and his mother discussed smuggling contraband into the facility, according to the report.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Another time, Tekin and the other women listened as guards bludgeoned a Ukrainian soldier in a cell across the hall.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of listened

Verb

The court document said that, around two weeks later, the resident discovered an AirTag concealed under the backseat of their car that was placed by their former partner without their knowledge or consent.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Gears and mechanical transmission Ancient Greek and Roman engineers discovered that toothed wheels could transfer motion, alter rotational speed, and change the direction of force.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

Adjective

With rain falling, the disk of the sun was barely perceptible and then, suddenly, the lights went out.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Much of this glazing has been retrofitted with an ultraviolet dot pattern that’s hardly perceptible to us but lifesaving for birds.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Definition of perceptible

Adjective

The next hurdle for lifestyle influencers will be to make content that’s both useful and, crucially, distinguishable from what AI can do.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Based on analyzing samples taken from hundreds of different mole rats, the team learned members of each colony carried a distinguishable chemical signature.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

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