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head
Synonyms and Antonyms of head
highest in rank or authority as head editor at the TV station for 17 years, he has hired and fired innumerable staff members Synonyms chief, commanding, first, foremost, high, lead, leading, preeminent, premier, presiding, primary, prime, principal, supereminent, supreme, top Related Words high-level, senior; controlling, directing, managing, officiating, overseeing, regnant, reigning, ruling, supervisory; main, major, paramount, predominant, predominate, sovereign (also sovran); ascendant (also ascendent), dominant, grand, superior, topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost Phrases in charge Near Antonyms ancillary, inferior, last, less, lesser, lower, lowly, second, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary; assistant, assisting, coadjutor, deputy, junior, under
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1 the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth I hit my head as I went through the low doorway Synonyms bean, block [slang], dome, mazard (or mazzard) [chiefly dialect], nob, noddle, noggin, noodle, nut [slang], pate, poll Related Words cranium, crown, scalp, skull; occiput
2 the place of leadership or command every year a different parent is placed at the head of the troop's cookie drive Synonyms chair, driver's seat, headship, helm, rein(s) Related Words chieftainship, commandership, directorship; forefront, lead, vanguard; captainship, chairmanship, deanship, dictatorship, generalship, governorship, kingship, mastership, mastery, premiership, presidency, presidentship, superintendency; dominance, dominion, jurisdiction, sovereignty (also sovranty), sway, upper hand; eminence, height, pedestal, pinnacle, seat, throne, top Near Antonyms ranks
3 a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid the head on the ice cream soda rose a good two inches above the rim of the glass Synonyms froth, foam, lather, spume, suds, surfRelated Words mousse; mist, spindrift, spray; scum
4 a member of the human race the tour guide counted heads, and everyone was present Synonyms baby, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, human, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wightRelated Words hominid, homo, humanoid; brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor; celebrity, personality, self, somebodyNear Antonyms animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter
5 a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action the security issue came to a head when an employee was robbed in broad daylight in the company parking lot Synonyms boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, crunch time, Dunkirk, exigency, extremity, flash point, emergency, juncture, tinderbox, zero hourRelated Words contingency, possibility; climax, turning point; happening, landmark, milestone; condition, pass, situation, strait; deadlock, impasse, stalemate; corner, fix, hole, hot water, jam, last ditch, pinch, predicament, scrape, spot; eleventh hour, last minute
6 the beginning part of a stream Lake Itasca in Minnesota is the head of the Mississippi River Synonyms headwater, headstream, sourceRelated Words fountain, fountainhead, geyser, headspring, hot spring, spring, wellspring; branch, feeder, tributary
7 the highest part or point stood at the head of the stairs and looked down Synonyms acme, apex, apogee, capstone, climax, crescendo, crest, crown, culmination, height, high noon, high tide, high-water mark, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, noontime, peak, pinnacle, sum, summit, tip-top, top, zenithRelated Words bloom, blossom, flood tide, flower, glory, heyday, prime; cap, ceiling, roof; extreme, extremity, tip, vertex; high, highlight, highspotNear Antonyms abyss, base, foot; minimumAntonyms bottom, nadir, rock bottom
8 the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities you're out of your head if you think you can swim across that river Synonyms daylights, mind, marbles, reason, saneness, sanity, wit(s)Related Words rationality, reasonableness, sense; health, healthfulness, healthiness, wholesomeness; clearheadedness, lucidity, lucidness, normalcy, normality, soundness; wisdomNear Antonyms delusion, hallucination; delirium, frenzy, hysteriaAntonyms dementia, derangement, insanity, lunacy, madness, mania, unreason
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1 to go on a specified course or in a certain direction the migrant workers were heading for California for the grape harvest Synonyms bear, make Related Words aim, bend, direct, point, turn; beeline, light out, put, put out, set off, set out, strike, take off; face, orient, steer; about-face, back, come about, come round, cut, incline, put about, reverse, swerve, tack, turn back, veer, wheel, yaw
2 to be at the front of heading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed Synonyms leadRelated Words precede; announce, herald; accompany, attend, escort, usherNear Antonyms conclude, end, finish, stop, terminate; tail, tailgate; dog, follow, trail
3 to be in charge of who headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president? Synonyms captain, handle, boss, overlook, oversee, quarterback, superintend, superviseRelated Words administer, command, control, direct, guide, manage, order, run, shepherd, show, steer; monitor, preside (over); govern, reign, rule
4 to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the road to riches headed north, thought many, as off they went to Alaska to try their luck at panning gold Synonyms bear, extend, go, run, lead, lieRelated Words cross, cut, pass; course, follow, span, traverse
5 to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal after a long day at the beach, we headed the car toward home Synonyms bend, cast, direct, aim, hold, level, pinpoint, set, trainRelated Words sight; bear, face; concentrate, focus; incline, orient, steerNear Antonyms avert, curve, deflect, detour, divert, rechannel, shunt, sidetrack
6 to serve as leader of Robert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king Synonyms boss, captain, command, lead, spearheadRelated Words control, dominate; direct, govern, handle, manage, oversee, regulate, run, superintend, superviseNear Antonyms bow (to), comply (with), defer (to), follow, obey, serve, submit (to), yield (to)
7 to cut off the head of got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle Synonyms behead, guillotine, decapitateRelated Words decollate; prune, shorten, trim; scalp
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