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noun

  • A communication technique requiring the hearer to fully concentrate on, understand, and respond to what is being said, rather than passively absorbing the information.

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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

In a warehouse, students learn the basics first: safety practices, identifying tools and materials, driving forklifts, and construction mathematics, and soft skills, like active listening, working on a team and work ethics.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

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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

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