headed

[hed-id] / ˈhɛd ɪd /

ADJECTIVE

in transit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

en route

STRONG

aimed directed going moving started

WEAK

in motion on the way to pointed toward slated for

Antonyms

WEAK

disembarked landed stopping

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the March 30, 2026, print edition as 'Are We Headed for Federal Control of College Sports?'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Headed by former High Court Justice Virginia Bell, the inquiry - which started on Tuesday - will also examine the events leading up to the attack, which was Australia's worst mass shooting in decades.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Headed into the weekend, chances of another shutdown hovered at around 9%, and those odds had been on the decline since mid-January.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

And yet, in order for the 42-year-old country star to record her fifth album, “Hard Headed Woman,” which came out in August, she first needed to learn how to stand up for herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

The caption reads, Headed to Atlantis with Mom for a weekend of shopping!

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston