Heel Synonyms and Antonyms

hēl
Hind part of the foot
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. run away
  2. flee
  3. take-flight
  4. hock
  5. spur
  6. hind-toe
  7. achilles-tendon
  8. close behind
  9. in-back-of
  10. behind
  11. be kept waiting
  12. loiter
  13. linger
  14. shabby
  15. seedy
  16. rundown
  17. be lively
  18. have-fun
  19. enjoy-oneself
  20. turn-around
  21. reverse
  22. shift
Antonyms:
  1. run away
  2. flee
  3. take-flight
To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. cant
  2. incline
  3. lean
  4. list
  5. slant
  6. tilt
  7. cad
  8. careen
  9. dastard
  10. rake
  11. end
  12. knave
  13. knob
  14. slope
  15. oppression
  16. rascal
  17. rogue
  18. tip
  19. scoundrel
  20. swine
  21. tyranny
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The portion of the shoe under the heel, sense 1
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. lift
  2. heelpiece
  3. wedgie
An object resembling a heel
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. crust
  2. spur
  3. base
  4. after-end
  5. cyma-reversa
To follow closely or persistently
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. follow
  2. dog
  3. stay by one's heel
  4. tag
  5. list
  6. reheel
  7. attend
  8. trail
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Deviation from a particular direction
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cant
  2. grade
  3. gradient
  4. inclination
  5. incline
  6. lean
  7. list
  8. rake
  9. slant
  10. slope
  11. tilt
  12. tip
*A worthless individual
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. scamp
  2. skunk
  3. cad
  4. bounder
  5. trickster
  6. blackguard
  7. dog
  8. hound

Words Related to Heel

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Heel Sentence Examples

  • She turned on her heel and walked.

  • The man smashed his heel onto her already wounded arm.

  • She turned on one heel and left the barn.

  • Hagen thereupon proposed that they should ' Compare the heel of Achilles.

  • He spun on one heel and marched out of the house.

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