heedful
heed·ful
adj \ˈhēd-fəl\Definition of HEEDFUL
: taking heed : attentive <heedful of what they were doing>
— heed·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb
— heed·ful·ness noun
See Examples of HEEDFUL
- <heedful of snakes, we watched our footing while walking through the tall grass to the lake's edge>
First Known Use of HEEDFUL
1540
Related to HEEDFUL
Synonyms: alert, cautious, chary, circumspect, conservative, considerate, gingerly, guarded, careful, safe, wary
Related Words: advertent, attentive, awake, observant, regardful, vigilant, watchful; hypercautious; foresighted, foresightful, forethoughtful, provident, thoughtful; cagey (also cagy), calculating, canny, shrewd; deliberate, slow; ultracareful, ultracautious
Near Antonyms: bold, brash, impetuous, rash, reckless, venturesome; asleep, inattentive, regardless; inconsiderate, thoughtless; lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss; imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious; absentminded, forgetful; inadvertent, unintentional, unplanned
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