Synonyms for heed
- verb
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Pay attention — to mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe
pay attention, regard, consider, take notice, take note, follow, obey, hearken, harken US, hear, attend to, respect, look, see, take heed, note, observe, mark, watch, mind rare, attend dated
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Noun
1. Attention
attention, caution, notice, observation, consideration, circumspection, diligence, advertence, advertency, ear, heedfulness, observance
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Definitions
- v. 1
To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
- v. 2
To pay attention, care.
- n. 1
Careful attention.
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Heed implies attention without disquiet; it is now largely displaced by attention and care.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- consider I do not consider her choice of music a happy one.
- listen I have no time to listen to such everyday affairs.
By length
- 3 letters
- see1, ear1
- 4 letters
- look1, care1, mind1, hear1, note1, mark1, obey2, reck1
- 5 letters
- watch1
- 6 letters
- follow2, listen2, notice2, attend2, regard2, harken2
- 7 letters
- respect2, observe2, caution2, hearken
- 8 letters
- consider3
- 9 letters
- attention3, diligence3
- 10 letters
- observance3, advertence, advertency
- 11 letters
- observation4, heedfulness
- 13 letters
- consideration5, attentiveness4
- 14 letters
- circumspection4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obey2 = 2 syllables).