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heed
Synonyms and Antonyms of heed
1 a state of being aware took heed of the student's learning disability so as to arrive at reasonable expectations for him Synonyms advertence, advertency, awareness, cognizance, consciousness, ear, eye, attention, knowledge, mindfulness, note, notice, observance, observationRelated Words hyperawareness, hyperconsciousness; advisement, care, concern, consideration, regard, watch; apprehension, discernment, grasp, mind, perception, recognition, thought, understandingNear Antonyms disregard, neglect, obliviousness, unawareness
2 strict attentiveness to what one is doing pay heed to what you're doing with that knife while you're talking Synonyms carefulness, closeness, conscientiousness, care, heedfulness, meticulosity, meticulousness, pains, scrupulousnessRelated Words advertence, advertency, attention, concentration, focus, observance, observation; alertness, mindfulness, vigilance, watchfulness; dutifulness, irreproachability, irreproachableness, punctiliousness, responsibility; bother, effort, painstaking, trouble; exactness, particularity, precisionNear Antonyms inadvertence, inadvertency, inattention, inobservanceAntonyms heedlessness, inattentiveness, negligence
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heed
Synonyms and Antonyms of heed
1 to take notice of and be guided by if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost Synonyms follow, listen (to), mind, note, observe, regard, watch Related Words consider, contemplate, mull, ponder, weigh; comply (with), conform (to), keep, obey, respect; attend (to), hark (to), hear, hearken (to); mark, notice, see Near Antonyms brush (aside or off), discount, dismiss, gloss (over), gloze (over), neglect, pass over, pooh-pooh (also pooh), scorn, shrug off; defy, flout; slight, snub Antonyms disregard, ignore, tune out
2 to pay attention especially through the act of hearing that boy never heeds when I caution him about running with his shoelaces untied Synonyms attend, hark, harken, hear, hearken, listen, mindNear Antonyms discount, disregardAntonyms ignore, tune out
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