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| Main Entry: | hearing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability to perceive sound |
| Synonyms: | audition, auditory, distinguishing, ear, effect, extent, faculty, listening, perception, range, reach, recording, sense, auditory range, detecting, earshot, hearing distance |
| Main Entry: | hearing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opportunity to present views, knowledge, or skill |
| Synonyms: | admittance, attendance, attention, audience, audit, audition, chance, conference, congress, consultation, council, discussion, inquiry, interview, investigation, meeting, negotiation, notice, parley, performance, presentation, reception, review, test, trial, tryout |
| Main Entry: | hear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detect by perceiving sound |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, attend, catch, descry, devour, eavesdrop, get*, hark, heed, listen, make out*, pick up*, read, strain, take in*, auscultate, be all ears, become aware, get an earful, get wind of, give an audience to, give attention, give ears, hearken, overhear |
| Notes: | to listen is to try to hear; to hear is simply to perceive with the ear |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become aware of information |
| Synonyms: | ascertain, catch, descry, determine, discover, find out, gather, glean, learn, pick up*, receive, see, tumble*, understand, unearth, apperceive, be advised, be informed, be led to believe, be told of, catch on, get the picture, get wind of, get wise to, have on good authority |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | hearing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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-nouns
hearing; audition, auscultation; eavesdropping; audibility., acute ear, nice ear, delicate ear, quick ear, sharp ear, correct ear, musical ear; ear for music., ear, auricle, lug, acoustic organs, auditory apparatus; eardrum, tympanum; ear trumpet, speaking trumpet; telephone, phonograph, gramophone, megaphone, phonorganon, microphone., hearer, auditor, listener, eavesdropper., auditory, audience.
-verbs
hear, overhear; hark, harken; list, listen; give an ear, lend an ear, bend an ear; catch a sound, prick up one's ears; give ear, give a hearing, give audience to., hang upon the lips of, be all ears, listen with both ears., become audible; meet the ear, fall upon the ear, catch the ear, reach the ear; be heard; ring in the ear (resound).
-adjectives
hearing; auditory, auricular, acoustic; phonic.
-adverbs
arrectis auribus.
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| Antonyms: | deafness |
| Main Entry: | acoustic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sound |
| Synonyms: | auditory, hearing, audile, audio, aural, phonic |
| Main Entry: | audition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | test of ability |
| Synonyms: | audience, hearing, reading, trial, try on, tryout, demo |
| Main Entry: | consultation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | asking, conference |
| Synonyms: | appointment, argument, conference, council, deliberation, dialogue, discussion, examination, hearing, huddle, interview, meeting, powwow*, session, buzz session, clambake, confab, groupthink, second opinion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conversation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dialogue, discourse |
| Synonyms: | chat, colloquy, comment, communication, communion, conference, consultation, converse, debate, discussion, exchange, expression, gab*, gossip, hearing, intercourse, observation, palaver, parley, powwow*, questioning, remark, repartee, speech, talk, ventilation, visit, yak*, confab, confabulation, jive*, pillow talk, talkfest, tète-à -tète |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence, quietude |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention |
| Synonyms: | appreciation, consideration, discrimination, hearing, heed, mark, mind, note, notice, observance, observation, perception, regard, remark, sensitivity, taste |
| Main Entry: | inquest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | investigation |
| Synonyms: | examination, hearing, inquiry, inquisition, probe, quest, research, trial, delving, probing |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, findings |
| Main Entry: | inquiry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | asking; looking into |
| Synonyms: | analysis, audit, check, disquisition, examination, exploration, fishing expedition, hearing, inquest, inquisition, inspection, interrogation, investigation, poll, probe, pursuit, query, quest, question, questioning, request, research, scrutiny, search, study, survey, third degree, trial balloon*, Q and A, catechizing, cross-examination, delving, grilling, interrogatory, legwork, probing, quizzing |
| Antonyms: | answer, reply |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interview |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | questioning and evaluation |
| Synonyms: | account, audience, call, call back, cattle call, communication, conference, consultation, conversation, dialogue, examination, hearing, meeting, oral, parley, press conference, record, statement, talk |
| Main Entry: | investigation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thorough check |
| Synonyms: | analysis, case, examination, exploration, hearing, hustle, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inspection, observation, observing, pike, probe, quest, quiz, research, review, scrutiny, search, study, survey, delving, fact-finding, gander, legwork, probing, sounding, surveying |
| Main Entry: | session |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meeting, gathering |
| Synonyms: | affair, assembly, concourse, conference, discussion, get-together, hearing, huddle, jam session*, meet, period, showdown, sitting, term |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | court case |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal case |
| Synonyms: | case, cause, hearing, lawsuit, litigation, proceeding, trial, cause in court |
| Main Entry: | discovery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | finding, uncovering |
| Synonyms: | analysis, calculation, detection, determination, diagnosis, discernment, disclosure, distinguishing, empiricism, encounter, exploration, exposition, exposure, feeling, hearing, identification, introduction, invention, learning, locating, location, origination, perception, revelation, strike, verification, ascertainment, authentication, certification, espial, experimentation, sensing, sighting, unearthing |
| Antonyms: | loss, miss |
| Main Entry: | justice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawfulness, fairness |
| Synonyms: | amends, appeal, authority, authorization, charter, code, compensation, consideration, correction, credo, creed, decree, equity, evenness, hearing, honesty, impartiality, integrity, law, legality, litigation, penalty, recompense, rectitude, redress, reparation, review, right, rule, sanction, sentence, truth, constitutionality, due process, fair play, fair treatment, judicatory, judicature, justness, legal process, legalization, legitimacy, reasonableness, square deal |
| Antonyms: | injustice, lawlessness, partiality, illegality, unethicalness, unfairness |
| Main Entry: | range |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sphere, distance, extent |
| Synonyms: | ambit, area, circle, compass, confines, dimension, dimensions, domain, expanse, extension, field, gamut, hearing, ken, latitude, leeway, length, magnitude, matter, neighborhood, orbit, order, panorama, play, province, radius, reach, realm, run, scope, space, span, spectrum, sphere, spread, stretch, sweep, swing, territory, tune, vicinity, width, amplitude, bounds, diapason, earshot, elbowroom*, extensity, limits, parameters, purview, run of |
| Antonyms: | extreme |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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