headed

verb

Definition of headednext
past tense of head
1
as in pointed
to go on a specified course or in a certain direction she'll be heading out east in the fall to attend college

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in led
to be at the front of heading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in supervised
to be in charge of who headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president?

Synonyms & Similar Words
4
as in went
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the road to riches headed north, thought many, as off they went to Alaska to try their luck at panning gold

Synonyms & Similar Words
5
as in aimed
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal after a long day at the beach, we headed the car toward home

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
6
as in commanded
to serve as leader of Robert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
7
as in decapitated
to cut off the head of got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle

Synonyms & Similar Words

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for headed
  1. led
  2. supervised
  3. went
  4. commanded
  5. decapitated
  6. accompanied
  7. run
  8. beheaded
Verb
  • Army led the nation in rushing averaging 309 yards per game with a hybrid triple-option attack running the ball 55 times per game.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Big is the definition of growth, because big is the surest evidence that the needs of consumers aren’t just being met, but brilliantly led.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of led
Verb
  • This time, proceedings were supervised (in part) by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Memphis police never adopted policies and procedures to direct the unit, despite alarms that it was minimally supervised, according to the Justice Department report.
    Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • The top speed of 218 mph went untested, but if the speedometer on one example taped on the autobahn is to believed, the LaFerrari can actually punch its way all the way to 231 mph.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Last season, during the Rams’ last-season push to the playoffs, Stafford went four games without an interception.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of went
Verb
  • The large warehouse was reportedly located at the headquarters of a military division near Damascus that was commanded by Assad’s brother Maher.
    Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For reference, Fallout commanded more than 65M viewers within 16 days of viewing, while Rings of Power Season 2 hit the 40M mark in 11 days.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of commanded
Verb
  • Hezbollah's leadership has been decapitated after a year of bitter fighting with Israel.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Nasser Hospital received at least 15 bodies following the strike but determining an exact count was challenging due to the condition of the victims, many of whom were dismembered, severely burned or decapitated.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of decapitated
Verb
  • There are other offensive issues as well, like a consistently low walk rate and high grounder rates that are not accompanied by low pop up rates.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The couple often shared images of the home accompanied by detailed captions about the property and its history.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of accompanied
Verb
  • Survivors say abandonment creates scars that run deeper and take longer to heal than physical damage.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With processor running, add hot cream mixture; continue processing 1 minute.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of run
Verb
  • During the last festival in 2019, as many as 250,000 creatures were beheaded, according to animal welfare group Humane Society International (HSI).
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The twist of the knife that unleashes Sienna's retributive fury is a revelation that the gruesome pair killed, beheaded, and seemingly stripped the flesh from Jonathan's skull.
    EW.com, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of beheaded
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near headed

headdresses

headed

headed off

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Headed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on headed

Nglish: Translation of headed for Spanish Speakers

Britannica English: Translation of headed for Arabic Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...