Synonyms of heed

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noun

ˈhēd 

1

as in attention

a state of being aware

took heed of the students' learning styles so as to prepare appropriate lessons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attention
• awareness
• note
• notice
• mindfulness
• ear
• knowledge
• mind
• eye
• observation
• cognizance
• consciousness
• care
• observance
• consideration
• regard
• concern
• advertence
• advertency
• understanding
• watch
• thought
• perception
• recognition
• advisement
• grasp
• discernment
• hyperawareness
• hyperconsciousness
• apprehension

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disregard
• neglect
• unawareness
• obliviousness

2

as in care

strict attentiveness to what one is doing

pay heed to what you're doing with that knife while you're talking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attention
• care
• carefulness
• pains
• effort
• conscientiousness
• scrupulousness
• meticulousness
• precision
• heedfulness
• concentration
• observation
• focus
• meticulosity
• vigilance
• watchfulness
• responsibility
• observance
• closeness
• mindfulness
• alertness
• bother
• trouble
• painstaking
• advertence
• exactness
• advertency
• punctiliousness
• particularity
• irreproachability
• dutifulness
• irreproachableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• negligence
• heedlessness
• inattentiveness
• inattention
• inadvertence
• inadvertency
• inobservance

heed

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verb

ˈhēd 

1

as in to follow

to take notice of and be guided by

if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost

Synonyms & Similar Words

• follow
• note
• obey
• regard
• observe
• listen (to)
• respect
• consider
• watch
• mind
• hear
• contemplate
• weigh
• ponder
• keep
• notice
• conform (to)
• see
• mull
• comply (with)
• attend (to)
• hearken (to)
• mark
• hark (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• dismiss
• tune out
• neglect
• scorn
• pass over
• discount
• pooh
• defy
• gloss (over)
• shrug off
• brush (aside or off)
• flout
• slight
• pooh-pooh
• snub
• gloze (over)

2

as in to listen

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

that boy never heeds when I caution him about running with his shoelaces untied

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listen
• hear
• hearken
• harken
• hark
• attend
• mind
• prick up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• tune out
• discount

Examples of heed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Clearly, with Viacom18 parent Reliance merging with Disney India, some are taking heed. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024

In that same vein, Israel under Netanyahu has apparently paid little heed to U.S. entreaties not to escalate hostilities with Hezbollah. —Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024

Verb

While millions of Floridians living in the path of the storm were heeding urgent evacuation orders, a few holdouts were still hanging around the wreckage of the low-lying mobile home park. —Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024

Pinellas sheriff: 'This is going to be bad' On Sunday, Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri told citizens and business owners in a press conference that any businesses refusing to heed evacuation orders would be shut down. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024