Listening and Unhearing

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Listening noun - The act of hearing attentively.

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Unhearing is an antonym for listening.

Nearby Words: listen, listened, listener

Unhearing adjective - Totally deaf; unable to hear anything.

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Listening is an antonym for unhearing in unwilling topic.

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Unhearing and Listening. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/listening/unhearing

Listening & Unhearing. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/listening/unhearing>.

Unhearing or Listening. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/listening/unhearing.

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