Synonyms for heads up
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : hedz-uhp |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛdzˌʌp |
Top 10 synonyms for heads up Other synonyms for the word heads up
- active
- advise
- alert
- all ears
- antecede
- antedate
- assume command
- attentive
- augury
- be ahead of
- be alert
- be at the head of
- be careful
- be in charge
- be in driver's seat
- be in power
- be in saddle
- be in the driver's seat
- be in the saddle
- be on guard
- be supreme
- beware
- boss
- bright
- bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
- bully
- cagey
- call
- call the shots
- call the signals
- captain
- careful
- carry on
- caveat
- check out
- circumspect
- clever
- come first
- command
- conduct
- control
- control the affairs of
- coordinate
- crack the whip
- dictate
- direct
- discipline
- dispose
- distress signal
- do the honors
- dominate
- domineer
- example
- execute
- exercise authority
- exhortation
- fast on the draw
- fore
- forerun
- foreshadow
- foretoken
- forewarning
- go before
- go in advance
- good hands
- govern
- guidance
- guide
- handle
- handwriting on wall
- harbinger
- have a care
- have a head start
- have the say
- head
- head up
- heads up
- hearken
- heedful
- helm
- herald
- hint
- hip
- hold dominion
- hold office
- hold power
- hold purse strings
- hold sway
- hold sway over
- hold the reins
- in space
- indication
- influence
- information
- injunction
- instruct
- intelligent
- intimation
- introduce
- jazzed
- keep
- keep an eye out
- keep tabs
- lay down the law
- lead
- lesson
- light the way
- listen
- lively
- look after
- look out
- manage
- manipulate
- Mayday
- mind
- notice
- notification
- observant
- obtain
- occupy
- occupy throne
- officiate
- omen
- on guard
- on one's toes
- on the ball
- on the job
- on the lookout
- on the qui vive
- on the stick
- operate
- ordain
- order
- outrank
- overlook
- overrule
- oversee
- own
- pace
- pave the way
- pay attention
- peg
- perceptive
- pick up on
- pilot
- pioneer
- portent
- predate
- prediction
- predominate
- preexist
- preface
- premonition
- preponderate
- presage
- preside over
- psyched up
- pull the strings
- pull the wires
- push buttons
- quarterback
- quick
- rank
- ready
- recommendation
- regiment
- regulate
- reign
- reign over
- render
- ride herd on
- ring in
- rule
- rule the roost
- run
- run ahead
- run the show
- run things
- scope
- scout
- serve the people
- sharp
- shepherd
- shotgun
- sign
- signal
- sit
- sit on top of
- size up
- SOS
- spirited
- spot
- spy
- steer
- subject
- subjugate
- suggestion
- superabound
- superintend
- supervise
- sway
- switched on
- take care of
- take precedence
- take the reins
- threat
- time
- tip
- tip-off
- token
- tyrannize
- usher
- vigilant
- wakeful
- wary
- watch out
- watch-it
- watchful
- wear the crown
- wide-awake
- wide-eyed
- wink
- wired
- wise
- with it
- word
- word to the wise
Définition of heads up
Origin :- "clever, alert," 1952, from warning cry "heads up!" (i.e. "look up!"), attested by 1939.
- As in on the ball : adj alert
- As in wide-awake : adj fully awake
- As in open-eyed : adj alert
- As in alert : adj attentive, lively
- As in warning : noun notice of possible occurrence
- As in look out : verb be wary
- As in precede : verb go ahead of
- As in preside : verb be in authority
- As in reign : verb have power over; prevail
- As in run : verb manage, supervise
- As in predate : verb precede
- As in administer : verb manage an organization or effort
- As in control : verb have charge of
- As in direct : verb manage, oversee
- As in govern : verb take control; rule
- Didn't mean to get high, but I think we'll have help, if we can keep our heads up a while.
- Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
- I don't think he cares for them, just because they can hold their own heads up.
- Extract from : « The Vicar of Bullhampton » by Anthony Trollope
- I seized him by the arm, and next moment we were struggling to keep our heads up.
- Extract from : « Parkhurst Boys » by Talbot Baines Reed
- Heads up, they continued to watch him go in company with the Mongols.
- Extract from : « The Defiant Agents » by Andre Alice Norton
- How are we going to get them if they never stick their heads up?
- Extract from : « With Sully into the Sioux Land » by Joseph Mills Hanson
- Some just poked their heads up, and all you could see were their great ears.
- Extract from : « The Ranche on the Oxhide » by Henry Inman
- Keep hid, Mandy, an dont let the children stick their heads up.
- Extract from : « The Motor Boys After a Fortune » by Clarence Young
- It is needless to say that no persons put their heads up for examination after that.
- Extract from : « Fifty Notable Years » by John G. Adams
- After a time he pulled his ponies' heads up from the grass and trotted them away.
- Extract from : « The Way of an Indian » by Frederic Remington
- Well, we are—just ranks and rows of us, with our heads up and the colours waving.
- Extract from : « The Whistling Mother » by Grace S. Richmond
Antonyms for heads up
- abandon
- acquiesce
- agree
- allow
- asleep
- careless
- cease
- chance
- comply
- consent
- deny
- disregard
- diverge
- drowsy
- dull
- end
- fail
- finish
- follow
- foolish
- forego
- forsake
- frustrate
- give up
- give way
- go after
- halt
- ignorant
- ignore
- inattentive
- incautious
- indifferent
- indiscreet
- jump in
- lazy
- leave
- let go
- lethargic
- lose
- misdirect
- misguide
- misinformation
- mislead
- mismanage
- neglect
- negligent
- obey
- permit
- refuse
- relinquish
- renounce
- resign
- risk
- rush
- serve
- slow
- sluggish
- stand
- stop
- stupid
- submit
- surrender
- thoughtless
- unaware
- uneducated
- unintelligent
- unobservant
- walk
- weary
- withhold
- yield
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