Synonyms of heeled

heeled 1 of 2

adjective

as in angled

Related Words

• angled
• cocked
• sloped
• tipped
• tilted
• slanted
• canted
• vertical
• inclined
• listed
• mountainous
• hilly
• scarped
• craggy
• perpendicular
• hillocky
• plumb
• steep
• straight
• sheer
• precipitous
• abrupt
• bold

Dissimilar Words

• easy
• moderate
• soft
• gentle
• gradual
• flat
• smooth
• horizontal
• level
• flush
• even
• plane
• unruffled
• unwrinkled

heeled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of heel

as in tilted

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 & Similar Words

• tilted
• sloped
• angled
• cocked
• leaned
• tipped
• inclined
• slanted
• canted
• listed
• pitched
• banked
• deviated
• bent
• veered
• descended
• retreated
• swerved
• reclined
• declined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattened
• straightened
• leveled
• evened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heeled

Adjective

The designer’s signature heeled shoes, first introduced in 1959, feature a distinctive inward-curving heel, and comes in four styles, including pumps, slingback heels, boots, and cuissardes. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026

Throw it on with bike shorts and sneakers for a laidback sightseeing look, or layer it over wide-leg trousers and heeled sandals for an evening-ready ensemble. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026

Style them with a blouse and heeled boots for work, and then swap in a pair of pumps for date night. — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026

Ahead, how to style granny skirts and heeled ballerinas together like all the cool girls will be doing this fall. — Georgia Brown, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2026

By night, keep it minimal with a pair of heeled mules and a beaded bag. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

Add a tank top with your favorite sneakers and a denim button-down for fall, or style them with heeled sandals and a peplum top for an elevated look before summer ends. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

Yoshida back-heeled a shot from the center of the area into the net to give the Galaxy a 2-1 lead in the 48th minute. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

The barely-there shoes, which seemed to be heeled, elevated the capris without pushing the outfit into traditional cocktail dressing. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 14 June 2026

Fernandes back-heeled a pass to Francisco Trincão, who beat goalkeeper Matt Freese with a precise strike. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026

The brand’s Club Slipper, a cross between a glove flat and chunky-heeled pump, is an ideal high-vamp option for the on-the-go girl who doesn’t want to sacrifice comfort for style. — Morgan Evans, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026

And in previous moments of crises or regional instability, like the Arab Spring or last year’s 12-day war between the US and Iran, the well heeled have typically traveled through other cities. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026

The best chance was a backdoor play for Arvidsson, who had a wide open net but heeled it wide. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026

The backstory Built initially as cabanas for ship-owning families to cool off over summer (where the current Matsuihsa restaurant is found), the Astir Palace hotel was constructed in 1967 as an upmarket destination for the well-heeled. — Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026

Dreyer authored a perfect response when Escondido’s Corey Baird heeled him an ideal pass to some 12 yards from the goal. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025