HEARING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HEARING?

Need another word that means the same as “hearing”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “hearing” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hearing” are: listening, audience, audition, sense of hearing, earreach, earshot, ability to hear, faculty of hearing, hearing distance, hearing range, carrying range, range of one's voice, sound, range, chance to speak, opportunity to be heard, opportunity to express one's point of view, opportunity to put one's case, chance to put one's side of the story, trial, court case, inquiry, inquest, tribunal

Hearing as a Noun

Definitions of "Hearing" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hearing” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence.
• (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence.
• The range within which a voice can be heard.
• An opportunity to state one's case.
• The faculty of perceiving sounds.
• An opportunity to state your case and be heard.
• The act of hearing attentively.
• The range within which sounds may be heard; earshot.
• An act of listening to evidence in a court of law or before an official, especially a trial before a judge without a jury.
• A session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken.
• The ability to hear; the auditory faculty.

Synonyms of "Hearing" as a noun (24 Words)

ability to hear	The quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment.
audience	The readership of a newspaper, magazine, or book. The broadcast reached an audience of millions.
audition	The ability to hear; the auditory faculty. The Royal Ballet gave Nicola an audition.
carrying range	The act of carrying something.
chance to put one's side of the story	An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another.
chance to speak	The possibility of future success.
court case	A specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played.
earreach	The range within which a voice can be heard.
earshot	The range or distance over which one can hear or be heard. She waited until he was out of earshot before continuing.
faculty of hearing	One of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind.
hearing distance	A session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken.
hearing range	The act of hearing attentively.
inquest	A discussion or investigation into something that has happened, especially something undesirable. An inquest by New York newspapers into a subway fire.
inquiry	A search for knowledge. All lines of inquiry are open.
listening	The act of hearing attentively. You can learn a lot by just listening.
opportunity to be heard	A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances.
opportunity to express one's point of view	A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances.
opportunity to put one's case	A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances.
range	The set of values that a given function can take as its argument varies. Grand hotels were outside my price range.
range of one's voice	A place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds.
sense of hearing	A general conscious awareness.
sound	The distinctive quality of the music of a particular composer or performer or of the sound produced by a particular instrument. Light travels faster than sound.
trial	(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications. In the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately.
tribunal	A body established to settle certain types of dispute. An international war crimes tribunal.

Usage Examples of "Hearing" as a noun

• The investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago.
• They make good music–you should give them a hearing.
• People who have very acute hearing.
• I think I had a fair hearing.
• They condemned him without a hearing.
• The court may stay execution pending a hearing.
• His hearing was impaired.
• She had moved out of hearing.

Associations of "Hearing" (30 Words)

acoustic	Of or relating to the science of acoustics. Acoustic tiles.
audible	A football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage. He spoke in an audible whisper.
audience	Formal hearing. He requested an audience with the king.
auditory	Relating to the sense of hearing. Auditory processing.
casting	The act of creating something by casting it in a mold. Bronze castings.
contestant	A person who participates in competitions. An anxious contestant on a television quiz show.
deaf	Make or render deaf. Deaf to her warnings.
dyslexia	Impaired ability to learn to read.
ear	The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium. He tried to get her ear.
earshot	The range or distance over which one can hear or be heard. The children were told to stay within earshot.
echo	Ring or echo with sound. His love for her found an echo in her own feelings.
heckler	Someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections. He was adept at dealing with hecklers.
intercept	An act or instance of intercepting something. I intercepted Edward on his way to work.
listening	The act of hearing attentively. You can learn a lot by just listening.
musical	A play or film in which singing and dancing play an essential part. Musicals developed from light opera in the early 20th century. They shared similar musical tastes.
noise	Emit a noise. During the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels.
phonetics	The study and classification of speech sounds. A phonetics laboratory.
phonic	Relating to phonics. The devices of poetry foreground phonic elements that are usually ignored in practical speech.
phonology	The branch of linguistics that deals with systems of sounds (including or excluding phonetics), within a language or between different languages.
resonance	The reinforcement or prolongation of sound by reflection from a surface or by the synchronous vibration of a neighbouring object. The concepts lose their emotional resonance.
resonate	Evoke images, memories, and emotions. The sound resonates well in this theater.
resound	(of fame, an achievement, etc.) be much talked of. Another scream resounded through the school.
reverberate	Ring or echo with sound. The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life.
reverberation	A continuing effect; a repercussion. Reverberations of the market crash were felt years later.
ring	Attach a ring to the foot of in order to identify. A ring of trees.
rustle	Forage food. Rustle cattle.
sonic	Relating to audible sound. The whales emit sonic pulse systems.
sound	An individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language. A sound argument.
speaking	Capable of or involving speech or speaking. An English speaking guide.
squeaking	Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.