Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for heed

Two senses of heed live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

He spends without heed to the consequences.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

regard

Same sentence, swapped: He spends without regard to the consequences.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for heed as it is used in the sentence above.

intercept
hesitation
discretion

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineSocial life

pay close attention to

Heed the advice of the old men.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

listen

Same sentence, swapped: Listen the advice of the old men.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for heed as it is used in the sentence above.

comply
remark
hedge

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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