Listen and Opening up

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Listen verb - To pay attention especially through the act of hearing.

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Opening up is an antonym for listen.

Nearby Words: listening, listened, listener

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Listen is an antonym for opening up in topics: communicate, confess, make aware.

Though in that case, it was more of the phone line opening up so that He Who Must Not Be Seen can listen to her voice like some stalker.

Source: Anime / Mnemosyne

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Opening up and Listen. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/listen/opening_up

Listen & Opening up. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/listen/opening_up>.

Opening up or Listen. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/listen/opening_up.

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