Synonyms of heel

heel 1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈhēl 

as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

felt like a heel when she found out that she'd blamed the wrong person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastard
• jerk
• dog
• clown
• snake
• skunk
• rat
• creep
• beast
• joker
• brute
• reptile
• toad
• villain
• swine
• brat
• pill
• sod
• louse
• scum
• idiot
• bleeder
• hound
• bugger
• boor
• cur
• vermin
• varmint
• bounder
• rotter
• moron
• cad
• son of a gun
• crumb
• cretin
• slime
• stinker
• scumbag
• schmuck
• so-and-so
• blighter
• lout
• churl
• barbarian
• buzzard
• dirtbag
• fink
• crud
• nuisance
• fool
• slob
• sleaze
• savage
• scab
• slimeball
• sleazebag
• stinkard
• rat fink
• scuzzball
• sleazeball
• chuff
• scoundrel
• nerd
• wretch
• caveman
• rogue
• loudmouth
• rascal
• blockhead
• Neanderthal
• vulgarian
• roughneck
• turkey
• lowlife
• booby
• dolt
• imbecile
• pest
• nut
• jackass
• dope
• scamp
• goon
• airhead
• snip
• insolent
• ninny
• nincompoop
• miscreant
• dink
• snot
• snob
• snoot
• dork
• doofus
• schmo
• nitwit
• schmoe
• nit
• dweeb
• birdbrain
• half-wit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• gentleman
• lady
• heroine
• idol
• role model
• angel
• saint

heel

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verb (1)

as in to slope

to set or cause to be at an angle

the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slope
• tilt
• angle
• lean
• tip
• incline
• cock
• slant
• pitch
• list
• cant
• bend
• bank
• deviate
• descend
• retreat
• swerve
• veer
• decline
• recline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• level
• straighten
• flatten
• even

heels

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noun (2)

plural of heel

as in dogs

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

felt like a heel when she found out that she'd blamed the wrong person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dogs
• jerks
• bastards
• clowns
• skunks
• skunk
• snakes
• sons of guns
• creeps
• jokers
• toads
• pills
• rats
• beasts
• bounders
• reptiles
• stinkards
• swine
• hounds
• louses
• brutes
• buggers
• varmints
• villains
• boors
• rotters
• idiots
• stinkers
• scums
• morons
• vermin
• scuzzballs
• brats
• rat finks
• cruds
• buzzards
• crumbs
• curs
• sods
• sleazes
• blighters
• bleeders
• dirtbags
• slimes
• cads
• so-and-so's
• barbarians
• cretins
• schmucks
• scumbags
• finks
• nuts
• chuffs
• nuisances
• louts
• churls
• so-and-sos
• sleazebags
• fools
• slimeballs
• scabs
• sleazeballs
• boobies
• nerds
• savages
• slobs
• scoundrels
• dufuses
• cavemen
• vulgarians
• rascals
• wretches
• roughnecks
• loudmouths
• Neanderthals
• rogues
• blockheads
• lowlives
• snips
• nincompoops
• imbeciles
• dopes
• lowlifes
• turkeys
• goons
• airheads
• dolts
• miscreants
• snots
• insolents
• scamps
• ninnies
• dinks
• doofuses
• snobs
• birdbrains
• pests
• dorks
• schmoes
• nits
• jackasses
• nitwits
• dweebs
• snoots
• half-wits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• ladies
• gentlemen
• role models
• heroines
• idols
• angels
• saints

heels

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of heel

as in slopes

to set or cause to be at an angle

the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slopes
• tilts
• angles
• tips
• leans
• cocks
• inclines
• lists
• slants
• pitches
• banks
• cants
• bends
• deviates
• descends
• retreats
• veers
• declines
• reclines
• swerves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• levels
• straightens
• flattens
• evens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heel

Noun

Saldaña, who was outfitted by her longtime collaborator Petra Flannery, wore the figure-hugging dress with black ankle-strap heels. —Michelle Lee, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025

The firms' legal actions come on the heels of successful effort by the law firm Perkins Coie, which earlier this month secured a court order blocking similar executive action signed by Trump. —Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2025

Verb

Her accessories included a diamond necklace and a pair of Alexandre Birman heels. —Hannah Malach, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025

And so, Ukraine has been twice invaded by a Russia eager to grab its territory and resources and bring it to heel. —The Editors, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025

Phrases Containing heel

• Achilles' heel