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

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

Many Democratic lawmakers and candidates see the need to regulate AI, heeding not just the issues raised by companies but the risks of job losses, rising inequality and higher electricity bills. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 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

In a recent interview on the podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, the Rolling Stones frontman recalled heeding John Lennon’s advice not to meet Elvis Presley. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026