Synonyms for heading

Most common

gallery · header · roadway

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.

   put the information under the "Advantages" heading

2. n. 2

   The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)

Forms

Plural

headings → bearings, aims, drifts, galleries…

Example sentences

• gallery When was the last time you went to an art gallery?
• header Tom put his team in front with a diving header.
• roadway Do not play on the roadway; it is very dangerous. Never play on the roadway!

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

set¹, aim¹

5 letters

title², drift¹

6 letters

header², rubric²

7 letters

gallery³, bearing², caption², roadway²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (title² = 2 syllables).