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heel

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of heel

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

She felt like a heel when she found out that she'd blamed the wrong person.

Synonyms of heel

beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cur, dog, jerk, joker, louse, lout, pill, rat, reptile, scum, skunk, slob, snake, stinker, swine, varmint, vermin

Words Related to heel

barbarian, brute, caveman, Neanderthal, savage

loudmouth, vulgarian

lowlife, miscreant, rascal, rogue, roughneck, scab, scamp, scoundrel, villain, wretch

booby, fool, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, nut

airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, dolt, dope, dork [slang], goon, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, turkey

Phrases Synonymous with heel

son of a gun

Near Antonyms of heel

hero, heroine, idol, role model

gentleman, lady

heel

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of heel

to set or cause to be at an angle

The strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it.

Synonyms of heel

angle, cant, cock, incline, lean, list, pitch, slant, slope, tilt, tip

Words Related to heel

bend, deviate, swerve, veer

decline, descend, recline, retreat

Near Antonyms of heel

even, flatten, level, straighten

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