heeled 1 of 2

adjective

as in angled

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heeled

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verb

past tense of heel
as in tilted
to set or cause to be at an angle the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it

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Recent Examples of heeled
Adjective
Style them with a blouse and heeled boots for work, and then swap in a pair of pumps for date night. — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026 Ahead, how to style granny skirts and heeled ballerinas together like all the cool girls will be doing this fall. — Georgia Brown, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2026 By night, keep it minimal with a pair of heeled mules and a beaded bag. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026 Her full outfit featured a black triangle bra top paired with super low-cut bikini bottoms, a rhinestone tiara, and silver heeled sandals. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026 Add a tank top with your favorite sneakers and a denim button-down for fall, or style them with heeled sandals and a peplum top for an elevated look before summer ends. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026 For the well-heeled, Fasano is Angra’s undisputed center of gravity, with an 18-hole golf course, secluded jungle walking trails and swimming holes, a 16,000-square-foot wellness center, and a private helipad. — Hannah Seligson, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026 Competition is good for the auto industry, and the Palisade has several well-heeled rivals. — James Raia, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
Yoshida back-heeled a shot from the center of the area into the net to give the Galaxy a 2-1 lead in the 48th minute. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The barely-there shoes, which seemed to be heeled, elevated the capris without pushing the outfit into traditional cocktail dressing. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 14 June 2026 Fernandes back-heeled a pass to Francisco Trincão, who beat goalkeeper Matt Freese with a precise strike. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 1 Apr. 2026 The brand’s Club Slipper, a cross between a glove flat and chunky-heeled pump, is an ideal high-vamp option for the on-the-go girl who doesn’t want to sacrifice comfort for style. — Morgan Evans, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026 And in previous moments of crises or regional instability, like the Arab Spring or last year’s 12-day war between the US and Iran, the well heeled have typically traveled through other cities. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Mar. 2026 The best chance was a backdoor play for Arvidsson, who had a wide open net but heeled it wide. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026 The backstory Built initially as cabanas for ship-owning families to cool off over summer (where the current Matsuihsa restaurant is found), the Astir Palace hotel was constructed in 1967 as an upmarket destination for the well-heeled. — Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026 Dreyer authored a perfect response when Escondido’s Corey Baird heeled him an ideal pass to some 12 yards from the goal. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heeled
  1. angled
  2. tilted
  3. cocked
  4. sloped
  5. tipped
  6. leaned
  7. slanted
  8. canted
Adjective
  • The angled basement window, in particular, is an inspired bit of technical mastery, as are the pair of handles on the sides, reserved for the Flukeman and Alex Krycek, who are technically out of the picture, but always feel like a looming presence.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Bringing home a dedicated Bose television soundbar equipped with angled spatial drivers, dialogue-boosting algorithms, and expandable bass ports for under $200 is an exceptional value, making this the ideal window to upgrade your movie nights.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of angled
Verb
  • Telling tilts To capture imagery of the impact site, LRO operators tilted the spacecraft so its cameras would point toward the target region each time the spacecraft passed about 60 miles (97 km) above the moon.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • River’s constantly tilted forward, against rain, sleet and wind.
    — Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of tilted
Adjective
  • From lambs with quizzically cocked eyebrows, to lambs whose wooly coats are made of flower petals, to lambs that simply defy description.
    — Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The actor Nicholas Christopher—brawny, bald, with a perpetually cocked eyebrow that brings to mind Yul Brynner—strode through the aisles of Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach one afternoon.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of cocked
Verb
  • For now, the VIX futures curve is sloped healthily upward into coming months, but things can shift in a hurry.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Most ground is sloped and covered in loose gravel or ankle-twisting stones.
    — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of sloped
Adjective
  • At the moment, the state of Florida minimum hourly wage stands at $14 an hour for non-tipped employees.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Workers want pay and benefits in line with what the union says is the new citywide standard, which is a minimum wage of $30 per hour for non-tipped workers by 2028, a 15-room daily quota for housekeeping workers, 18% banquet gratuity and more, the release says.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Definition of tipped
Verb
  • The record leaned into self-reflection and self-preservation informed by a divorce, his introduction to fatherhood, and an exploration of his Mexican roots through his signature alternative R&B sound.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
  • My last submission was a speculative story that leaned more horror, which is a new style for me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaned
Adjective
  • The picture glowed, the sound was clear; nothing blurred, slanted, or bled off the screen.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 25 July 2026
  • The light is always ‘slanted,’ casting the novel’s gnomic creations in disquieting atmospherics.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of slanted
Adjective
  • Inside, the increasingly digital cockpit continues to evolve, with a new dash layout and canted touchscreens.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Definition of canted

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“Heeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heeled. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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