Synonyms of heed

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noun

1

as in attention

a state of being aware

took heed of the students' learning styles so as to prepare appropriate lessons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attention
• awareness
• note
• notice
• mindfulness
• ear
• knowledge
• mind
• observation
• cognizance
• eye
• care
• consciousness
• observance
• consideration
• regard
• concern
• advertency
• advertence
• thought
• watch
• understanding
• perception
• advisement
• recognition
• grasp
• discernment
• hyperawareness
• apprehension
• hyperconsciousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disregard
• neglect
• unawareness
• obliviousness

• disregard
• neglect
• unawareness
• obliviousness

2

as in care

strict attentiveness to what one is doing

pay heed to what you're doing with that knife while you're talking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attention
• care
• carefulness
• pains
• effort
• conscientiousness
• scrupulousness
• meticulousness
• heedfulness
• precision
• vigilance
• focus
• observation
• watchfulness
• concentration
• meticulosity
• responsibility
• observance
• mindfulness
• bother
• alertness
• closeness
• painstaking
• trouble
• advertence
• punctiliousness
• exactness
• advertency
• irreproachability
• particularity
• dutifulness
• irreproachableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heedlessness
• negligence
• inattention
• inattentiveness
• inadvertence
• inadvertency
• inobservance

• heedlessness
• negligence
• inattention
• inattentiveness
• inadvertence
• inadvertency
• inobservance

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heed

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verb

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• follow
• note
• obey
• regard
• respect
• observe
• consider
• watch
• mind
• ponder
• hear
• contemplate
• listen (to)
• weigh
• mull
• notice
• keep
• see
• hearken (to)
• conform (to)
• mark
• attend (to)
• comply (with)
• hark (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• dismiss
• tune out
• neglect
• scorn
• discount
• pooh
• defy
• flout
• pass over
• gloss (over)
• brush (aside or off)
• slight
• pooh-pooh
• shrug off
• snub
• gloze (over)

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• ignore
• disregard
• dismiss
• tune out
• neglect
• scorn
• discount
• pooh
• defy
• flout
• pass over
• gloss (over)
• brush (aside or off)
• slight
• pooh-pooh
• shrug off
• snub
• gloze (over)

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2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listen
• hear
• hearken
• harken
• hark
• attend
• mind
• prick up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• disregard
• tune out
• discount

• ignore
• disregard
• tune out
• discount