Synonyms of heel

heel 1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈhēl 

as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastard
• jerk
• dog
• clown
• snake
• skunk
• creep
• rat
• beast
• joker
• brute
• reptile
• toad
• villain
• swine
• brat
• sod
• louse
• pill
• idiot
• bleeder
• scum
• bugger
• boor
• vermin
• hound
• cur
• varmint
• bounder
• rotter
• moron
• son of a gun
• cad
• cretin
• stinker
• crumb
• scumbag
• slime
• so-and-so
• schmuck
• blighter
• lout
• barbarian
• fool
• churl
• dirtbag
• buzzard
• fink
• crud
• nuisance
• scab
• slob
• sleaze
• savage
• stinkard
• slimeball
• sleazebag
• rat fink
• scuzzball
• sleazeball
• chuff
• scoundrel
• wretch
• nerd
• caveman
• loudmouth
• rogue
• rascal
• blockhead
• vulgarian
• Neanderthal
• roughneck
• turkey
• lowlife
• booby
• dolt
• nut
• imbecile
• pest
• jackass
• dope
• scamp
• airhead
• goon
• insolent
• snip
• ninny
• nincompoop
• miscreant
• doofus
• snot
• dink
• snob
• snoot
• dork
• schmo
• nitwit
• nit
• dweeb
• birdbrain
• half-wit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• gentleman
• lady
• heroine
• idol
• role model
• angel
• saint

heel

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verb (1)

as in to slope

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

• slope
• tilt
• angle
• lean
• tip
• incline
• cock
• slant
• pitch
• list
• cant
• bend
• bank
• deviate
• descend
• retreat
• swerve
• veer
• decline
• recline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• level
• straighten
• flatten
• even

heels

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noun (2)

plural of heel

as in dogs

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dogs
• jerks
• bastards
• clowns
• skunks
• snakes
• creeps
• jokers
• toads
• pills
• rats
• beasts
• reptiles
• sons of guns
• bounders
• hounds
• swine
• brutes
• buggers
• louses
• varmints
• villains
• boors
• idiots
• rotters
• morons
• stinkers
• scums
• vermin
• brats
• scuzzballs
• buzzards
• crumbs
• stinkards
• curs
• sods
• bleeders
• slimes
• blighters
• dirtbags
• cads
• barbarians
• cruds
• cretins
• schmucks
• scumbags
• nuts
• finks
• nuisances
• rat finks
• louts
• churls
• sleazes
• fools
• so-and-sos
• scabs
• boobies
• sleazebags
• nerds
• savages
• slimeballs
• chuffs
• sleazeballs
• slobs
• scoundrels
• rascals
• cavemen
• wretches
• vulgarians
• roughnecks
• loudmouths
• Neanderthals
• rogues
• blockheads
• imbeciles
• snips
• turkeys
• dopes
• goons
• nincompoops
• lowlifes
• miscreants
• dolts
• airheads
• scamps
• snots
• ninnies
• dinks
• insolents
• snobs
• pests
• dorks
• nits
• doofuses
• jackasses
• schmoes
• nitwits
• dweebs
• birdbrains
• snoots
• half-wits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• ladies
• gentlemen
• role models
• heroines
• idols
• angels
• saints

heels

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of heel

as in slopes

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

• slopes
• tilts
• angles
• tips
• leans
• cocks
• inclines
• lists
• slants
• pitches
• banks
• cants
• bends
• deviates
• descends
• retreats
• veers
• declines
• reclines
• swerves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• levels
• straightens
• flattens
• evens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heel

Noun

Split-hem leggings, like the Reformation pair below, do just the trick, flowing perfectly into high-vamp heels. —Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2026

Each shot shows Jessica Lange peering out of an old window, wearing a blue dress and heels. —Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026

Noun

Bologna, chiefly through Rowe, kept Villa on their heels. —Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026

The warning comes on the heels of a letter from districts across the region calling on state legislators to reject the proposal and intervene to address major education funding issues facing public schools across the state. —Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026

Verb

Savoy Brown also wore Manolo Blahnik heels with a Hanut Singh ring. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026

These sultry heels have a subtle pink hue like the Elisabet Tang heels, as well as eye-catching hold hardware on the back. —Jordan Julian, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026

Phrases Containing heel

• Achilles' heel