within earshot
Able to hear
Within earshot means close enough to hear what's being said or happening.
The phrase defines a radius of audibility around a sound source: Don't say anything while she's within earshot.
The opposite, out of earshot, means too far away to hear.
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- audibleCapable of being detected by ear
- barely audibleAlmost too quiet
- listeningAttending to sound
- nearbyAt small distance
close · sound · distance · voice · loud and clear · whisper · hushed tones · overhear · range · reach · loud · raise your voice · faint · murmur · conversation · eavesdrop · shouting · hailing
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- distance phrasesstone's throw, arm's length, far away, nearby, close by
- nearnessnear, nearby, close, adjacent, next to
- proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, proximity
auditory accessibility
within earshotout of range
Beyond effective distance
inaudible · out of reach · far away · distant · unhearable
awareness/perception range
within earshotout of the loop
Not kept informed
unaware · oblivious · beyond reach · incommunicado · out of touch
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