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heeding

verb , present participle of heed

Synonyms and Antonyms of heeding

1 to take notice of and be guided by

if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost

Synonyms of heeding

following, listening (to), minding, noting, observing, regarding, watching

Words Related to heeding

considering, contemplating, mulling, pondering, weighing

complying (with), conforming (to), keeping, obeying, respecting

attending (to), harking (to), hearing, hearkening (to) (or harkening (to))

marking, noticing, seeing

Near Antonyms of heeding

brushing (aside or off), discounting, dismissing, glossing (over), glozing (over), neglecting, passing over, pooh-poohing (also poohing), scorning, shrugging off

defying, flouting

slighting, snubbing

Antonyms of heeding

disregarding, ignoring, tuning out

2 to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

that boy never heeds when I caution him about running with his shoelaces untied

Synonyms of heeding

attending, harkening, harking, hearing, hearkening (or harkening), listening, minding

Phrases Synonymous with heeding

pricking up one's ears

Near Antonyms of heeding

discounting, disregarding

Antonyms of heeding

ignoring, tuning out

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