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noun
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The staff received training on active listening, Davis said.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026
Among the other doctor skills, like empathy and active listening and clinical thinking and diagnostic acumen and motivational interviewing, typing should not really be considered a skill at all.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
Thesaurus
Possible Synonyms
- full concentration
- deep listening
- being fully present
- reflective listening
- attentive hearing
Possible Antonyms
Words in our thesaurus
other words
- passive hearing
- phubbing
- selective hearing
- half-listening
- waiting to talk
