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listened

Divide listened into syllables:

lis · tened

How to pronounce listened:

Synonyms for listened:

attend
attended
be all ears
be attentive
give ear
hark
harked
harkened
hear
heard
hearken
hearkened
heeded
keep your ears open
lend an ear
pay attention
pin back your ears
prick up your ears

Antonyms for listened:

added
announced
answered
blabbered
blurted
broke silence
burst out
came out with
chirped
commented
cried
declared
drawled
enounced
exclaimed
flapped
gabbed
gave away
gave voice
gave voice to
intoned
jawed
lipped
mentioned
mouthed
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