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 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 There were other types of spas by the early 20th century, though many Europeans, my grandmother included, still paid heed to the healing nature of thermal waters. — Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026

Verb

The best agents can handle the emotional work of buying a home—such as knowing whether somebody should heed or brush off their last-minute jitters. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026 Credibility doesn’t transfer across domains, and the willingness to operate outside one’s expertise is itself a credibility signal worth heeding. — Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heed

Noun

Your attention to detail isn’t excessive when the numbers affect your security.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
The later exposure windows produced more noticeable effects on sleep and next-day performance, including measures of attention, movement and dart-throwing accuracy.

— Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of attention

Noun

The background of the film is the budget slashes that are happening in this sector all over the Western world, as the government withdraws its own form of care.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
As the trend scales, expect a wave of clinician response videos and possibly product warnings from foot-care brands.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of care

Verb

Kiju said that Indians were never listened to in matters considered important to the rest of society, and that was even more true for Indian women.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Everyone has suggestions on what to do next, and frankly, Counsell seems ready to listen.

— Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of listen

Noun

Central States recently joined the Expanding ESOPs coalition, which includes nearly 100 organizations working together to grow employer ownership here in Arkansas and beyond by increasing awareness and improving policy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Veterans Place says events like the Cornhole Classic not only raise money, but also increase awareness of the challenges many veterans face after military service.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of awareness

Verb

As noted many times before in the QB stock report, the player’s situation always matters.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Through all of the animosity from the crowd, one that Matthews noted as particularly hostile, the up-and-down nature of the game and the spotlight Chesney brought to his team, the players appeared to be collected and poised.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of note

Verb

His wishes were largely obeyed — until the third Test in Soweto last weekend, where the home crowd whistled and cheered during the haka.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Chemical reactions continue to obey thermodynamics regardless of what a statistical model predicts.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026