What is another word for overhear?
173 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˌə͡ʊvəhˈi͡ə], [ ˌəʊvəhˈiə], [ ˌəʊ_v_ə_h_ˈiə]
Overhearing means unintentionally hearing someone's conversation. Some synonyms for overhearing are eavesdrop, listen in, or intercept. Eavesdropping means secretly listening to someone's conversation to gain information. Listen in means to listen to a conversation without participating in it. Intercept means to stop or interrupt someone's conversation. Other synonyms include catch, gather, or pick up, which imply the act of unintentionally hearing something. These words are useful for describing a situation where someone overheard something without intending to. However, it is important to remember that overhearing someone's conversation without their consent is considered impolite and intrusive.
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Synonyms for Overhear:
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v.
• eavesdrop • hear • listen- admit ,
- audit ,
- concentrate ,
- entertain ,
- hear out ,
- mind ,
- obey ,
- prick up ears ,
- welcome .
Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
- Auscult ,
- Overhearing ,
- be attentive ,
- bug ,
- eavesdrop ,
- get a load of ,
- give heed to ,
- hang on words ,
- harken ,
- harkened ,
- harkening ,
- harkens ,
- hear ,
- hear tell ,
- lend an ear ,
- listen ,
- listen in ,
- listening in ,
- listens in ,
- overhears ,
- pick up on ,
- picking up on ,
- take advice ,
- take into consideration ,
- take notice ,
- take under advisement ,
- taking into consideration ,
- taking notice ,
- tune in ,
- tuned in ,
- tuning in ,
- wiretap ,
- wiretapped ,
- wiretapping ,
- wiretaps .
- auscultate ,
- auscultated ,
- became aware ,
- become aware ,
- becoming aware ,
- get an earful ,
- get wind of ,
- give an audience to ,
- give attention ,
- give audience to ,
- give ears ,
- giving attention ,
- got wind of ,
- hearken .
- COD ,
- DO ,
- Overheard ,
- absorb ,
- accept ,
- achieve ,
- acquire ,
- adopt ,
- amaze ,
- arrest ,
- assimilate ,
- astonish ,
- attain ,
- attract ,
- awaken to ,
- be informed of ,
- becharm ,
- become ,
- befool ,
- beguile ,
- bewitch ,
- bring in ,
- captivate ,
- capture ,
- catch out ,
- catch up with ,
- charm ,
- clear ,
- collect ,
- consume ,
- contain ,
- contract ,
- create ,
- discover ,
- draw ,
- dupe ,
- earn ,
- enamor ,
- enamour ,
- enchant ,
- enrapture ,
- entrance ,
- fascinate ,
- feel ,
- fold up ,
- fool ,
- fulfill ,
- gain ,
- gather in ,
- get ,
- grab ,
- gull ,
- hark ,
- have ,
- hitch ,
- imbibe ,
- ingest ,
- invite ,
- know ,
- learn ,
- listen to ,
- look ,
- make ,
- observe ,
- overtake ,
- perceive ,
- produce ,
- pry ,
- pull-in ,
- put on ,
- put one across ,
- put one over ,
- realise ,
- realize ,
- receive ,
- see ,
- slang ,
- snoop ,
- soak up ,
- sop up ,
- spy ,
- startle ,
- suck ,
- take hold of ,
- take-in ,
- tap ,
- trance ,
- trip up ,
- understand ,
- view ,
- watch .
How to use "Overhear" in context?
So you've just heard someone say a very private and embarrassing thing. You feel incredibly awkward, and you hope they don't hear you. What do you do?
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