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

Ian Ousley plays the humorously hot-headed, strategic Water Tribe warrior and brother of Katara, Sokka. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

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

In the 28th minute Rodriguez, about 25 yards (23 meters) from the net and facing away from it, received a headed pass from midfielder Abel Aguilar. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 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

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