Heed and Ignore

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Heed

Heed verb - To take notice of and be guided by.
Usage example: if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost
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Antonyms for Heed
Ignore is an antonym for heed in topics: pay attention to, give care.
Nearby Words: heedless, heedlessly, heedful, heeded, heeding

Ignore

Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Usage example: ignoring your health now will haunt you further down the road
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Synonyms for Ignore
Antonyms for Ignore
Heed is an antonym for ignore in topics: pay no attention to, disregard on purpose.
Nearby Words: ignorance, ignoring
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Similar words of ignore

Common collocations

request heed request ignore request
call heed call ignore call
time heed time ignore time
rule heed rule ignore rule
Other words: warning, advice, rules, instructions, orders, signs, warnings, commands, calls, problems, laws.

Both words in one sentence

  • I Warned You aka: I Told You So They pay him no heed, used to ignore the Idiot Hero... until the three are struck with a Baleful Polymorph.
    Source: I Warned You aka: I Told You So
  • Construction Catcalls On one episode of Malcolm in the Middle, one student in Malcolm's school gets in trouble for writing a short story about a woman who dies in a hit and run accident after failing to heed one construction worker's warning of the oncoming vehicle, since she learned to ignore their catcalls.
    Source: Construction Catcalls
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