headed

adjective

head·​ed ˈhe-dəd 

1

: having a head or a heading

2

: having a head or heads of a specified kind or number

—used in combination

became light-headed from the fever

a roundheaded screw

Examples of headed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After Zinedine Zidane’s two headed goals set Les Bleus on their way to a 3-0 win against Brazil in the final, over a million people streamed onto the Champs-Elysees in central Paris for the biggest party the country had seen since the liberation of 1944. —Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Xavier Becerra Becerra appears to have an even-headed, deliberate management style, according to his former associates who spoke with Politico for a recent profile of the former California attorney general. —William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

Tarling was particularly clear-headed about that risk. —Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Miami gave up an easy goal by unmarked Milan Iloski in the third minute after a headed pass from Frankie Westfield. —Miami Herald, 25 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing headed

• brown-headed cowbird
• empty-headed
• hydra-headed
• light-headed
• lunk-headed
• spiny-headed worm
• tender-headed
• white-headed
• woolly-headed

Rhymes for headed

• bedded
• breaded
• dreaded
• leaded
• shredded
• threaded
• wedded
• bareheaded
• beheaded
• embedded
• hardheaded
• homesteaded

Kids Definition

headed

adjective

head·​ed ˈhed-əd 

: having such a head or so many heads

curly-headed

two-headed ax