Synonyms of heeding

heeding 1 of 2

adjective

as in regarding

Related Words

• regarding
• mindful
• wary
• vigilant
• watchful
• cautious
• chary
• heedful
• circumspect
• observant
• thinking
• alert
• regardful
• guarded
• responsible
• punctilious
• meticulous
• foresighted
• painstaking
• gingerly
• provident
• careful
• forethoughtful
• thoughtful
• conscientious
• interested
• attentive
• nonnegligent
• concerned

Dissimilar Words

• negligent
• careless
• remiss
• slack
• lazy
• lax
• neglectful
• heedless
• neglecting
• reckless
• wild
• derelict
• irresponsible
• incautious
• disregardful
• unwary
• unguarded

heeding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of heed

1

as in following

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

• following
• noting
• obeying
• regarding
• respecting
• observing
• listening (to)
• watching
• considering
• contemplating
• weighing
• hearing
• keeping
• pondering
• minding
• noticing
• mulling
• conforming (to)
• complying (with)
• seeing
• attending (to)
• marking
• hearkening (to)
• harking (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• dismissing
• neglecting
• discounting
• scorning
• tuning out
• passing over
• brushing (aside or off)
• defying
• flouting
• glossing (over)
• shrugging off
• pooh-poohing
• snubbing
• slighting
• glozing (over)

2

as in listening

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

• listening
• hearing
• hearkening
• harkening
• harking
• attending
• minding
• pricking up one's ears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• discounting
• tuning out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heeding

Verb

To stay safe, experts recommended watching the forecast, planning ahead and heeding evacuation warnings from local authorities. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

While past seasons have introduced innovations that may never extend beyond a single capsule collection, global denim mills are heeding market feedback and prioritizing fabrics with broader commercial appeal. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 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

The documentary recounts the history of the original group while heeding its call to action by collaborating with next-gen artists to carry the tradition forward. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

After heeding the call for volunteers and spent the next year assembling a team of family and students to capture the Great American Eclipse of 2024. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

The right-wing theological website Protestia has attacked Hamilton for not heeding Paul’s insistence that women stay silent in church. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 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

Four years later, Hanke earned great controversy, and the enmity of the Clinton administration, by heeding a request from Indonesia’s president Suharto. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026