harkened
Gave careful ear
Harkened is the past tense of harken, a variant spelling of hearken.
To harken is to listen attentively or to heed: She harkened to her mother's advice.
More commonly, harken appears with back, meaning to recall or evoke something from the past: The design harkened back to Victorian architecture.
The spelling hearken is more traditional; harken is the American simplification.
Gave due attention
attentive · receptive · heed · auditory · aural · sound · hearing · eavesdrop
Of earlier times
- yesteryearTime not long past
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- oldenOf a distant past
- ancientVery old indeed
historical · vintage · heritage · ancestry · legacy · retrospect · memories · reminisce
Sadly longing for something
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- reminiscentTending to recall
halcyon · golden · sepia · bittersweet · evocative · poignant · misty-eyed · romantic
heeded
Gave due attention
ear · attentive · receptive · heed · auditory · aural · sound · hearing · eavesdrop · overhear
bygone
Of earlier times
- yesteryearTime not long past
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- oldenOf a distant past
ancient · historical · vintage · heritage · ancestry · legacy · retrospect · memories · reminisce · recollect
wistful
Sadly longing for something
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
reminiscent · halcyon · golden · sepia · bittersweet · evocative · poignant · misty-eyed · romantic · timeless
harkenedignored
Purposely not noticed
disregarded · tuned out · dismissed · neglected · overlooked
- harken backRecall something earlier
- harkened backRecalled something earlier
- harkening backRecalling something earlier