Synonyms for Pay attention:

• n.

  •advert (noun)
  • advert.
  •attend (noun)
  • attend.
  •give ear (noun)
  • give ear.
  •hang (noun)
  • hang.

• v.

  •hark (verb)
  • give heed.
  •heed (verb)
  • hear,
  • dig,
  • note,
  • mind the store,
  • be aware,
  • spot,
  • get a load of,
  • ride herd on,
  • pick up,
  • be guided by,
  • watch over,
  • observe,
  • sit,
  • bear in mind,
  • obey,
  • watch out,
  • toe the line,
  • hearken,
  • take notice of,
  • keep tabs,
  • keep eye peeled,
  • watch the store,
  • baby-sit,
  • do one's bidding,
  • stay in line,
  • watch,
  • catch,
  • follow orders,
  • watch one's step,
  • see,
  • take to heart.
  •pursue (verb)
  • chase after,
  • woo,
  • go after,
  • chase,
  • go for,
  • spark,
  • date,
  • call,
  • pay court,
  • rush,
  • sue,
  • sweetheart,
  • court,
  • play up to,
  • address.
  •regard (verb)
  • beam,
  • overlook,
  • contemplate,
  • witness,
  • scrutinize,
  • flash,
  • read,
  • advertise,
  • gaze,
  • pipe,
  • scan.
  •respect (verb)
  • esteem,
  • revere,
  • have high opinion,
  • comply with,
  • venerate,
  • have good opinion of,
  • think highly of,
  • take into account,
  • adore,
  • show courtesy,
  • appreciate,
  • observe of,
  • be awed by,
  • be kind to,
  • defer to,
  • spare,
  • honor,
  • value,
  • abide by,
  • look up to,
  • reverence,
  • set store by,
  • uphold,
  • show consideration,
  • recognize.
  •watch (verb)
  • examine,
  • stare,
  • rubberneck,
  • case,
  • look,
  • inspect,
  • take in,
  • wait,
  • peer.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • hone in on,
  • get with.
  •
  • listen,
  • zero in on,
  • look to.
  •
  • latch onto,
  • concentrate.
  •
  • turn to,
  • consider.
  •
  • focus.
  •
  • follow.
  •
  • track.
  •harken
  • hark.
  •heed
  • take heart,
  • watching one's step,
  • paying attention,
  • taking notice of,
  • watching over,
  • watched over,
  • follows orders,
  • babysit,
  • stayed in line,
  • was aware,
  • keeping tabs,
  • takes notice of,
  • paid attention,
  • watching out,
  • minding the store,
  • followed orders,
  • obeys,
  • sat,
  • took notice of.
  •pursue
  • pursuing,
  • sweethearted,
  • Sweethearting.
  •respect
  • Reverencing,
  • thought highly of,
  • deferred to,
  • Valuing,
  • complied with.

Antonyms for Pay attention:

• v.

  • heed
    disregard, neglect, misunderstand, overlook, forget, not get, ignore.
  • mark
    look away, disbelieve.
  • mind
    scorn, disobey.
  • pursue
    discontinue, run away, retreat, shun, eschew, stop, give up.
  • regard
    miss.
  • respect
    condemn, hate, disrespect.
  • watch
    hurt, pass by, harm, avoid.