Course and Heading

Course

Course noun - A way of acting or proceeding.

Heading is a synonym for course in approach topic. In some cases you can use "Heading" instead a noun "Course", when it comes to topics like route, way.

Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

Heading

Heading noun - A word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize.
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Synonyms for Heading

Course is a synonym for heading in approach topic. You can use "Course" instead a noun "Heading", if it concerns topics such as way.

Nearby Words: head, header, headline, headed

How words are described

best best course best heading
natural natural course natural heading
current current course current heading
original original course original heading
Other adjectives: single, huge, general, miniature.

Both words in one sentence

  • Infernal Sky: Fly and Arlene (see a pattern here?) are trapped on board the Fred ship with no way to alter its course and heading for the Fred homeworld.
  • Infernal Sky: Fly and Arlene are trapped on board the Fred ship with no way to alter its course and heading for the Fred homeworld.
  • In Airplane II: The Sequel, the passengers barely react to the news that the spacecraft is out of control and a tad off course and heading towards the sun and that there are huge asteroids smashing into the hull.
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Heading and Course. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/heading
Course & Heading. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/heading>.
Heading or Course. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/course/heading.
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