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heads

[hedz] / hɛdz /
NOUN
people
Synonyms
STRONGEST
community crowd family folk nation population public society
STRONG
bodies bourgeois citizens clan commonality folks herd horde humanity humankind humans inhabitants kin masses mob mortals multitude nationality persons plebeians populace proletariat race tribe
WEAK
John/Jane Q. Public body politic common people general public hoi polloi human race person in the street rabble rank and file riffraff
Antonyms
WEAK
animals plants
NOUN
public
Synonyms
STRONGEST
audience community country electorate everyone nation people populace population society
STRONG
bodies buyers citizens clientele commonalty followers following masses mob multitude patrons suite supporters voters
WEAK
men and women

Example Sentences

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Tentacles near their heads were likely used to capture food.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Tax experts shake their heads, worrying people are not appreciating the risks of not paying the tax man.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“Something changed,” said Melvin E. Levey, who heads the Merced County Registrar of Voters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

"Christina has been sleeping heads down in the middle of the vehicle, kind of like a bat suspended from our docking tunnel," Wiseman explained, describing their preferred spots for shut-eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Oh, some of them looked at us and nodded their heads.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.