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Synonyms for attending

  • adjective

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Adjective

concomitant, attendant, ministrant rare

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.

Related words

Is a kind of
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Attending or Listening?

In listening the ear is intent upon the sound; in attending the mind is intent upon the thought, tho listening implies some attention to the meaning or import of the sound.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
attendingsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters
attendant3
10 letters
ministrant
11 letters
concomitant4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (attendant3 = 3 syllables).