Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

The word "hearing" can be used as noun, verb, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

deaf deaf nonhearing

Capable Of

help hear

Derived Terms

Newton hearing committal hearing counterhearing hard of hearing hardness of hearing hearing aid hearing dog hearing loop hearing loss hearing range hearing test hearing trumpet hearing-ear dog hearing-impaired hearingless hearingly in hearing posthearing prehearing preliminary hearing public hearing re-hearing superhearing unhearing

Distinct From

smell

Inflected/Variant Forms

hear

Context

law legal

Prerequisites

brain medium sonic waves generated vibration

Has Property

one of human senses

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

chance exteroception legal proceeding modality opportunity perception proceeding proceedings range reach sense modality sensing sensory system session

Type Of (IsA)

exteroception modality opportunity perceiving proceeding sensory event session

Parts (Meronyms)

bass high-pitched loud low-pitched melodious sharp shrill soft

Related Terms

action discussion ear ear action ear sense ears five five senses for ears hear heard lack lack of listening perceive proceeding scolding sense sense of senses sound

Similar Terms

quick eared quick-eared sharp-eared

Synonym Network

earshot listening

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.