HEED Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈhēd

Definition of heed

as in attention

a state of being aware took heed of the students' learning styles so as to prepare appropriate lessons

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as in care

strict attentiveness to what one is doing pay heed to what you're doing with that knife while you're talking

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heed

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verb

ˈhēd

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

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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

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Recent Examples of heed

Noun

The set spans just 14 months — March 1979 to May 1980 — but Joy Division had a wide repertoire and never played the same set two nights in a row, paying no heed to what was on an album or single or the audience had ever heard before; many deep cuts were played regularly. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 June 2026 The move means the rest of the AI industry will be forced to take heed of the authority asserted by Lutnick, and BIS can invoke other powers if the specific provisions used against Anthropic are contested. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

Verb

Please heed all evacuation orders from Emergency Management officials. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026 Others packed up cars and hit the road, heeding evacuation orders that were issued for coastal counties. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heed

Noun

Its fictional characters secretly controlled small workplace decisions without attracting attention.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Our server was effusive in her congratulations and attention, especially to my husband’s nut aversion.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of attention

Noun

Those figures largely predate the state’s move to universal free child care, which began in November 2025 and is funded by an oil and gas windfall.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
In a bucket hat and without a care in the world, Murray speaks kindly but candidly about making his buddy Coyne’s TV dream come true.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of care

Verb

Slide 1 of 15 The entries included license plate numbers, descriptions of vehicles and descriptions of law enforcement personnel Willie Herndon believed were following him, the complaint said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
That was soon followed by two short drives, both finished by junior running back Dylan Riley.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of follow

Verb

In 1985 two young men in Nevada shot themselves after a night of drinking, smoking marijuana, and listening to the band’s music; one of the men survived for a few more years but was severely disfigured.

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Watch Duty does pull information from official sources but also relies on staff and volunteers to listen to radios, monitor satellite data and analyze announcements from emergency departments to provide additional context.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of listen

Noun

Hundreds of runners in purple briefs took to the streets of Johannesburg last Friday to raise awareness of prostate cancer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The decision to launch the movie in moderate release — rather than limited in just a handful of venues or nationwide on more than 2,000 screens — proved wise because the studio was able to bolster awareness while cultivating a sense of scarcity.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of awareness

Verb

Abouelnagga noted that approximately 90% of data center communications involve distances shorter than 10 meters.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin spoke with election law experts, who found no applicable laws but noted that the conduct described crosses moral and ethical lines.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026