Synonyms of heeds

heeds

verb

present tense third-person singular of heed

1

as in follows

to take notice of and be guided by

if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost

Synonyms & Similar Words

• follows
• notes
• obeys
• observes
• regards
• considers
• listens (to)
• respects
• watches
• hears
• contemplates
• minds
• weighs
• ponders
• keeps
• notices
• mulls
• sees
• conforms (to)
• complies (with)
• attends (to)
• marks
• hearkens (to)
• harks (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• dismisses
• neglects
• scorns
• passes over
• discounts
• defies
• flouts
• brushes (aside or off)
• shrugs off
• glosses (over)
• tunes out
• poohs
• pooh-poohs
• snubs
• glozes (over)
• slights

2

as in listens

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing

that boy never heeds when I caution him about running with his shoelaces untied

Synonyms & Similar Words

• listens
• hears
• hearkens
• harks
• harkens
• attends
• pricks up one's ears
• minds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• disregards
• discounts
• tunes out