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

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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
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heed

Noun

Take heed, then, on this date, and the dates that follow, as mortgage interest rates are likely to respond to whatever news comes out of the two-day meeting. —Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026

Should conflict arise from a jealous onlooker, pay them no heed. —Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026

Verb

The Bruins held the Cornhuskers, a team headed to the Sweet 16, to 52 points, heeding Cronin’s message to adopt Nebraska’s attitude. —Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026

Many have heeded the security warnings, with Lei uninstalling OpenClaw after only three days. —Erin Tan, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026