heedful

heed·ful

adj \ˈhēd-fəl\

Definition of HEEDFUL

: taking heed : attentive <heedful of what they were doing>

— heed·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— heed·ful·ness noun

Examples of HEEDFUL

1. <heedful of snakes, we watched our footing while walking through the tall grass to the lake's edge>

First Known Use of HEEDFUL

1540

Related to HEEDFUL

Synonyms: alert, cautious, chary, circumspect, conservative, considerate, gingerly, guarded, careful, safe, wary

Antonyms: careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unsafe, unwary

Related Words: advertent, attentive, awake, observant, regardful, vigilant, watchful; hypercautious; foresighted, foresightful, forethoughtful, provident, thoughtful; cagey (also cagy), calculating, canny, shrewd; deliberate, slow; ultracareful, ultracautious

Near Antonyms: bold, brash, impetuous, rash, reckless, venturesome; asleep, inattentive, regardless; inconsiderate, thoughtless; lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss; imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious; absentminded, forgetful; inadvertent, unintentional, unplanned

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Rhymes with HEEDFUL

needful