Synonyms of hear
10 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for hear is judge. Other synonyms of hear are catch, adjudge, rule on, try and adjudicate. The opposite of hear is mishear.
Synonyms and similar words for hear
verbTo perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an...
verbTo listen to (a person, case) in a court of law; to try.
- adjudgeTo award judicially; to assign.
- rule onTo make a decision in an official capacity regarding some matter.
- tryTo put on trial.
- adjudicate
- arbitrateTo make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter.
- judgeTo sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).
- settle
- deem obsoleteTo judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.
- doom obsoleteTo judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
Opposite of hear
verbMore antonyms
- mishearTo hear wrongly.
- cock a deaf 'un slangTo turn a deaf ear; to refuse to listen, or pretend not to have heard.
- turn a deaf earTo refuse to listen to.
Meaning of hear
- verb To perceive sounds through the ear.
- verb To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.
- verb To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.
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