Synonyms for heedful
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Attentive
attentive, careful, thoughtful, cautious, mindful, watchful, observant, circumspect, aware, alert, awake, deliberate, wary, discreet, prudent, vigilant, considerate, meticulous, regardful, reckful, guarded, canny
Definitions
- adj. 1
Taking heed.
Related words
- Word family
- heedfully heedfulness
Example sentences
- careful You should be careful in crossing the busy street.
- thoughtful It's thoughtful of you to remind me of my promise.
- cautious Be cautious around the well, accidents can happen.
- attentive Come on, be attentive, so you don’t let me go wrong.
- observing The lonely man derives pleasure from observing ants.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| heedful | rising | |
| careful | steady | |
| thoughtful | rising | |
| cautious | rising | |
| attentive | rising | |
| observing | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wary2
- 5 letters
- aware2, alert2, awake2, canny2
- 7 letters
- present2, careful2, guarded2, mindful2, prudent2, reckful
- 8 letters
- cautious2, discreet2, vigilant3, watchful2
- 9 letters
- observing3, attentive3, observant3, regardful, advertent
- 10 letters
- thoughtful2, deliberate4, meticulous4
- 11 letters
- considerate4, circumspect3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wary2 = 2 syllables).