Antonyms for attend
əˈtɛndat·tend

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1. attend

   Anything that comes after or goes after another, either in space or in time, is said to follow it. A servant follows or attends his master; a victorious general may follow the retiring enemy merely to watch and hold him in check; he chases or pursues with intent to overtake and attack; the chase is closer and hotter than the pursuit. (Compare synonyms for HUNT.) One event may follow another either with or without special connection; if it ensues, there is some orderly connection; as, the ensuing year; if it results from another, there is some relation of effect, consequence, or inference. A clerk observes his employer's directions. A child obeys his parent's commands, follows or copies his example, imitates his speech and manners. The compositor follows copy; the incoming succeeds the outgoing official.

   Synonyms:
   accompany, chase, come after, copy, ensue, follow, go after, heed, imitate, obey, observe, practise, pursue, result, succeed

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. attend

   Antonyms:
   wander, disregard, leave, forsake, abandon, desert, exclude, neutralize

   Synonyms:
   listen, heed, notice, observe, wait on, serve, mind, watch, accompany, consort, follow, imply, involve

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1. • Accompany

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. attend, go toverb

   be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.

   "She attends class regularly"; "I rarely attend services at my church"; "did you go to the meeting?"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   see, attend to, look, advert, serve, assist, take care, go to, wait on, give ear, pay heed, hang

2. attend, take care, look, seeverb

   take charge of or deal with

   "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   date, experience, bet, figure, seem, go out, give ear, hear, look, attend to, reckon, examine, go through, mind, witness, find, view, go steady, take in, get word, consider, pay heed, meet, expect, visualize, check, construe, encounter, determine, see, find out, see to it, project, picture, front, search, depend, catch, regard, calculate, realise, control, go to, escort, assure, envision, watch, await, run into, count, run across, come across, get a line, visualise, image, face, get wind, ensure, pick up, understand, hang, serve, ascertain, advert, wait, appear, interpret, learn, realize, assist, visit, fancy, discover, insure, wait on, take care

3. attendverb

   to accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result

   "Menuhin's playing was attended by a 15-minute standing ovation"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   see, attend to, look, advert, serve, assist, take care, go to, wait on, give ear, pay heed, hang

4. serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assistverb

   work for or be a servant to

   "May I serve you?"; "She attends the old lady in the wheelchair"; "Can you wait on our table, please?"; "Is a salesperson assisting you?"; "The minister served the King for many years"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   serve, process, aid, help, dish up, pay heed, answer, go to, dish out, function, look, attend to, take to heart, suffice, service, take care, advert, assist, serve up, give ear, wait on, serve well, swear out, dish, do, see, hang

5. attend, hang, advert, pay heed, give earverb

   give heed (to)

   "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"

   Antonyms:
   miss

   Synonyms:
   serve, wait on, touch, bring up, mention, flow, name, string up, advert, look, attend to, cling, allude, take care, assist, refer, hang up, give ear, cite, fall, pay heed, go to, see, hang

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1. attendverb

   Synonyms:
   guard, look after, accompany, escort, pay regard, heed, listen

How to use attend in a sentence?

1. Fox News:

   Subsequently, our staff informed her she was not welcome to participate in the next event, but made clear that any other journalist from her network could attend. She said it did n’t matter to her because she had n’t planned to be there anyway. To be clear, we support a free press and ask that everyone be respectful of the presidency and guests at White House. we stand in strong solidarity with CNN for the right to full access for our journalists as part of a free and unfettered press, Wallace said.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   Well, I think the convention is a challenging situation and a number of my colleagues have announced that they are not going to attend, and we'll have to wait and see how things look in late August to determine whether or not you can safely convene that many people.

3. Olivia Giannulli:

   I don't know how much of school I'm gonna attend, but I do want the experience of like game days and partying ... I don't really care about school, as you guys all know.

4. Paul Witkowski:

   We drive a really far way because they make a place for any child – no matter what their needs or what their disability is – they make a way for those children to attend.

5. Simone Biles:

   I feel like I did try to enjoy it because it could be one of my last championships that I'll attend.

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