HEADED Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

headed

verb

Definition of headed

past tense of head

as in pointed

to go on a specified course or in a certain direction she'll be heading out east in the fall to attend college

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as in led

to be at the front of heading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed

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as in supervised

to be in charge of who headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president?

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as in went

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

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as in aimed

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal after a long day at the beach, we headed the car toward home

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as in commanded

to serve as leader of Robert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king

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as in decapitated

to cut off the head of got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle

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Recent Examples of headed Amaya said there is little doubt that the ongoing El Niño is headed for an extraordinary peak intensity, given how much heat lurks just beneath the surface of the tropical Pacific, destined to rise up over time. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 Sure enough, Heyward and Freeman headed south that day — still driving separately because of their differing morning routines. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Take a look at how the Miami Dolphins talent is evaluated position-by-position headed into the 2026 regular season. — Omar Kelly august 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 By shedding light on these dark corners, the observatory's mission, NASA said, will then reveal not just how the universe developed over time, but where it's headed. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 In a reel posted to Instagram on Saturday, news personality Morgan Paige shared some hints that the show could be headed to Charlotte. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 Even last season, Moyes headed into the campaign with the immediate aim of quickly steering the side away from another scrap at the wrong end of the table. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 This summer, a new Supergirl, which starred House of the Dragon actress Milly Alcock, headed to theaters. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 Some will travel quietly beneath the waterline, attached to ships headed toward ports across the world. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for headed

Verb

According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.

— Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
It feels pointed at this point.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of pointed

Verb

The recovery ended a search that began on July 31 after the expedition, led by renowned climber Nirmal Purja, was swept away by an avalanche on Broad Peak.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Chow, a trial lawyer by trade, led her own defense during the court case which – like all of Hong Kong’s national security cases – was heard by a panel of three judges selected to oversee such proceedings and not a jury.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of led

Verb

Ferndale school officials say high school students gained experience through drone filming crews, race-day event management and supervised flight projects.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Killian has supervised programming at Brooklyn’s BAM and Lower Manhattan’s Metrograph, as well as for the Criterion Channel, British Film Institute, and Queens’ Museum of the Moving Image.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervised

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With the patchwork lineup, the Giants had 10 hits and went an impressive 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position to help snap a four-game losing streak.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The Atlanta Braves also activated a deal with Kalshi without a formal announcement around the start of August that went unnoticed by news media.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of went

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After scammers stole nearly €700,000 ($816,600) from Estonia’s Artists’ Association (EKL), artists have donated 124 works to an emergency fundraising auction aimed at helping the organization recover from the fraud, UA News wrote.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The looming escalation comes as both sides missed a 60-day ceasefire window to reach a deal, closing off the formal truce mechanism aimed at ending the Middle East war now in its sixth month.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of aimed

Verb

In order to prevent any possible interference with the then upcoming Lunar Orbiter 2, NASA commanded it to crash into the farside of the moon during the vessel’s 577th orbit on October 29.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026
In the second quarter of this year, the show commanded more than 92 million viewers across linear TV and syndication.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026