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Antonyms for earshot
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : eer-shot |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪərˌʃɒt |
Definition of earshot
Origin :- c.1600, from ear (n.1) + shot (n.) in the sense of "range" (e.g. bowshot).
- As in range : noun sphere, distance, extent
- As in : noun short distance
- As in purview : noun range
- As in hearing : noun ability to perceive sound
- The moment they were out of earshot Helen turned to her lover.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- "At your service, sir," said he; and I drew him out of earshot of those others.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- "I can't," said Jeff ruthlessly, when he had got her out of earshot.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- And now they had walked out of earshot, and I heard no more.
- Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
- "In the variety of knowledge there is safety," he said; and then they passed out of earshot.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
- It began at the center with its repetition as the words were conveyed to those out of earshot.
- Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton
- Kelley looked back to see that Fred was well out of earshot.
- Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
- They were hardly out of earshot before the girls turned to her.
- Extract from : « Phyllis » by Dorothy Whitehill
- The rivals were alone, and nobody was within sight or earshot.
- Extract from : « Bulldog And Butterfly » by David Christie Murray
- Making sure they were out of earshot, the man spoke rapidly.
- Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx
Synonyms for earshot
- ambit
- amplitude
- area
- audition
- auditory
- auditory range
- bounds
- circle
- close range
- compass
- confines
- detecting
- diapason
- dimension
- dimensions
- distinguishing
- domain
- ear
- earshot
- effect
- elbowroom
- expanse
- extension
- extensity
- extent
- eyeshot
- faculty
- field
- gamut
- hearing
- hearing distance
- holler
- ken
- latitude
- leeway
- length
- limits
- listening
- magnitude
- matter
- near
- neighborhood
- next door
- not far
- orbit
- order
- panorama
- parameters
- perception
- play
- province
- purview
- radius
- range
- reach
- realm
- recording
- run
- run of
- scope
- sense
- shouting distance
- space
- span
- spectrum
- sphere
- spitting distance
- spread
- stretch
- sweep
- swing
- territory
- tune
- vicinity
- width
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