Synonyms of heeded

heeded

verb

past tense of heed

1

as in followed

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

• followed
• noted
• obeyed
• regarded
• observed
• considered
• listened (to)
• respected
• watched
• heard
• pondered
• contemplated
• minded
• weighed
• kept
• noticed
• mulled
• saw
• conformed (to)
• attended (to)
• complied (with)
• marked
• hearkened (to)
• harkened (to)
• harked (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• dismissed
• neglected
• tuned out
• scorned
• passed over
• discounted
• brushed (aside or off)
• poohed
• defied
• glossed (over)
• flouted
• shrugged off
• pooh-poohed
• snubbed
• slighted
• glozed (over)

2

as in listened

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

• listened
• heard
• hearkened
• harkened
• harkened
• harked
• attended
• minded
• pricked up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• tuned out
• discounted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heeded

Had Boorman heeded Kubrick’s advice and shot another Exorcist with double the violence, there’d probably be no story here. —Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

But whether or not they are heeded, in the end, the truth will out. —Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025

That is how close mankind might be to blowing itself up if warnings like this exceptionally powerful and brilliantly directed movie’s message isn’t heeded. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025

In the years to come, the backlash in Georgia may be a warning well heeded—or the first of many battles. —Justin Worland, Time, 27 Aug. 2025

More than 2,000 people — residents and vacationers — heeded evacuation orders for Ocracoke and Hatteras islands earlier. —Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025

And thanks to survivors’ tireless efforts, their stories have continued to serve as a warning against the use of nuclear weapons — a warning the international community has heeded for 80 years. —Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025

There are two lessons to be heeded here. —Jerel Ezell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025

Guitarist Page heeded that advice and hired both Plant and Bonham. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025