heard
Became aware of
Heard is the past tense and past participle of hear.
Where hear covers receiving sound or information, heard places that reception in the past: I heard a noise, She heard the news yesterday.
To feel heard is to feel that others have genuinely listened and understood: I just want to be heard.
Confirmed as true or acceptable
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- respectedHeld in high regard
- listenedPerceived sound intentionally
received · acknowledged · considered · credited · honored · appreciated · voiced · represented
Audible wave phenomenon
- listenPerceive sound attentively
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- echoReflected sound wave
- earshotAudible proximity zone
eavesdrop · whisper · voice · acoustic · audible · inaudible · faint · loud
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- grapevineInformal gossip network
- wordLinguistic meaning unit
- buzzContinuous low drone
whisper · talk · chatter · speculation · innuendo · scandal · leak · scoop
Established as fact
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- famousWidely known, much recognized
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- notableWorthy of attention
prominent · celebrated · acclaimed · distinguished · well-known · reputation · notoriety · obscure
validated
Confirmed as true or acceptable
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- respectedHeld in high regard
listened · received · acknowledged · considered · credited · honored · appreciated · voiced · represented · included
sound
Audible wave phenomenon
earshot · eavesdrop · whisper · voice · acoustic · audible · inaudible · faint · loud · muffled
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
buzz · whisper · talk · chatter · speculation · innuendo · scandal · leak · scoop · tittle-tattle
known
Established as fact
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- famousWidely known, much recognized
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
notable · prominent · celebrated · acclaimed · distinguished · well-known · reputation · notoriety · obscure · unknown
comprehend
To fully understand
- graspSeize or understand
- understandGrasp the meaning
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
absorb · digest · follow · catch · get · fathom · interpret · decipher · recognize · internalize
- past tensewent, was, were, had, got
- past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
- affirmativesyes, yeah, yep, yup, absolutely
- diner lingoAdam and Eve, eighty-six, 86, cup of joe, moo juice
- restaurant lingoeighty-six, in the weeds, on the fly, all day, behind
- interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
heardunheard
Not perceived aurally
inaudible · undetected · silent · muffled · soundless
heardignored
Purposely not noticed
overlooked · disregarded · unheeded · dismissed · unnoticed
heardsilenced
Rendered unable to speak
suppressed · unacknowledged · dismissed · censored · stifled
- hear fromReceive communication
- hear me outRequest for patient attention
- I hear youAcknowledgment of understanding
- heard fromReceived communication from
- hear outListen without interrupting
- hearing aidsPersonal sound amplifiers
hear, hearing, hears, overhear, hearer, overheard, overhearing, hearable, unheard-of