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attending Synonyms

Another word for attending

Choosing another word for attending depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Present at an event, institution, or place, or accompanying something.

Usage Example

"All present members of the committee were asked to sign the register before the meeting began."

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present
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accompanying
attendant

• adjective (Context 2)

Serving on the medical staff of a hospital with primary responsibility for a patient's care and the supervision of interns and residents.

Usage Example

"The supervising physician reviewed the test results with the medical students during morning rounds."

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supervising

• noun (Context 3)

A fully trained physician who has completed residency and holds primary responsibility for patient care and the supervision of medical trainees in a teaching hospital.

Usage Example

"The first-year resident paged the on-call attending physician to consult on a complex surgical case."

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attending physician
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consultant

• noun (Context 4)

The act of being present at a place or event, or of paying close attention.

Usage Example

"Regular attendance of lectures is strongly correlated with academic success."

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attendance
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presence

Opposites of attending

The opposite of attending shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

nonattendance
absent
nonattending
absence
missing
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Attending. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/attending
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