Meanings
headed1
- not comparableHaving been headed: having had a head formed (by deformation such as die-stamping).
headed2
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of head
We headed toward the ocean.
1 more example
Smith headed the team last summer.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
adjectiveHaving a head or brain with specified characteristics.
adjectiveHaving been headed: having had a head formed (by deformation such as die-stamping).
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving a heading or course in a certain direction
adjectivehaving a heading or caption
adjectivehaving a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination
adjectiveof leafy vegetables; having formed into a head
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
headed · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*káput
- Proto-Germanic*haubudą
- Old Englishhēafod
- Middle Englishheed
- Englishhead
- Englishheaded
Translations
Bulgarian озаглавен, тръгнал
- озаглавен (ozaglaven)having a head with specified characteristics
- тръгнал (trăgnal)going in a certain direction
- отправил се към (otpravil se kăm)going in a certain direction
Finnish -päinen
- -päinenhaving a head with specified characteristics
Swedish -hövdad, -huvad
- -hövdadhaving a head with specified characteristics
- -huvadhaving a head with specified characteristics
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with headed
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headed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headed
“headed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headed.
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