HEADED Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

headed

verb

Definition of headed

past tense of head

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

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Relevance

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

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as in supervised

to be in charge of who headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president?

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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

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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

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as in commanded

to serve as leader of Robert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king

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as in decapitated

to cut off the head of got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle

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Recent Examples of headed Welcome to our selection of the most scorching titles headed to MIPCOM this year, The Deadline Dozen. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 But that’s exactly where several new products are headed, with price tags ranging from $199 to $499. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 Many headed to eastern China, where locations near Shanghai offered almost six minutes of totality. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Cybersecurity stocks — The Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) headed for a seventh consecutive winning day and hit another all-time high as investors snapped up cybersecurity names. — Sarah Min,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 The film business will be headed by Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, previously co-chairs of Paramount Pictures, and James Gunn and Peter Safran will continue as co-heads of DC Studios. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 After a Week 1 game in Australia, a first visit to Rio De Janeiro and a trip to London, teams are headed to Paris, Madrid and Munich over the next month. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The Emmy Awards are headed to Amazon Prime Video, ending the ceremony’s decades-long rotation among the broadcast television networks. — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 The crash occurred Sunday night outside Salinas when a black Nissan Altima, headed south on Abbott Street, collided with a white Honda CR-V that was traveling north, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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Verb

According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.

— Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
It feels pointed at this point.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of pointed

Verb

The aerospace company, led by Elon Musk, struck a deal to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum that will advance Starlink’s wireless capabilities by enabling the signal to pass through walls and other obstacles.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
After firing a bullet into Levy’s head, Jones left the homicide scene in the 800 block of Ipswich Avenue and led officers on a chase.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of led

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At least three employees supervised by Perera have filed bullying complaints with DIR’s Office of Equity and Risk.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The day was also a feast in honor of the recipient – typically the prefect of Rome, who supervised the city’s jurisdictions and police.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervised

Verb

The company’s roughly $250,000 investment in 2026 supports creative personnel and project-specific costs aimed at building a sustainable pipeline of original series.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The company dispensed with its DEI disclosures to investors, scrubbing any references to goals and resources aimed at boosting diversity at the company.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of aimed

Verb

And, of course, action abounds, culminating in an elaborate climactic battle sequence in which Alexandra’s coyote forces are commanded by the rabidly loyal Maksim, memorably voiced by Tom Waits.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of commanded

Verb

Towns finished with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists but turned the ball over three times, shot two-of-seven from the field, and lost his positional matchup to Davis, the former perennial All-Star whose career was derailed by injury.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
In 2025, Tasveer acquired the Ark Lodge Cinema in Seattle’s Columbia City and turned it into the Tasveer Film Center, which shows international cinema every day of the week.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026