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
Wear it à la Copenhagen’s stylish set with a suede jacket and heeled thong sandal. — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026 These polished flats or low-heeled shoes are much more versatile for a trip that may involve cobblestones, stairs, and hours on your feet, while still looking appropriate for a restaurant afterward. — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026 Pair it with baggy jeans, pleated trousers, silky pants, or a denim maxi skirt, then finish the look with loafers, ballet flats, low-profile sneakers, or heeled booties. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026 In pictures obtained by Backgrid, McConaughey, 56, tucked a khaki button-down into a pair of black trousers, adding on a leather belt, aviator sunglasses, and heeled boots. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026 Competition is good for the auto industry, and the Palisade has several well-heeled rivals. — James Raia, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026 In this splendid and very hot outfit, completed with spindly heeled sandals, Allie reluctantly toddles off into the night to join her glimmering, mini-skirted sisters. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 An entry-level dram might cost $6, but the well-heeled can spend $1,500 on an ounce of the ultra rare. — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
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 Louis Munteanu boxed out a defender to win an arcing header played into the area by Baribo, then back-heeled a pass back to Baribo for a blistering finish inside the left post from near the penalty spot. — ABC News, 13 May 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
  • Soft lines and curves now coexist with angled shoulders and straight collars.
    — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Even better, they’re crafted from a stretchy, wrinkle-resistant ponte fabric and feature both traditional angled and cargo-style pockets on each side.
    — Kaitlin Marks, Travel + Leisure, 6 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
  • Ensure your existing gutters are firmly secured, leak-free and properly sloped toward downspouts before mounting guards (a professional will do this as part of their initial assessment, too).
    — Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Across from the bed, the ceiling sloped precipitously, with a dormer cut into it.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of sloped
Adjective
  • 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
  • Those who do appreciate that they are allowed to use them to help cover a wide variety of costs, whether that’s paying non-tipped staff like cooks and managers, buying raw materials or tackling health care premiums and credit card fees.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Definition of tipped
Verb
  • So, lacking any clear, unambiguous guidance on the future of V2X networks, autonomous-car makers—like Waymo, Tesla, Zoox, and Cruise—have leaned more on self-reliance, bulking up each vehicle with as many sensors and GPUs as possible.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Not just anyone could pull off the beachy, free-spirited sandals, but her fashion sensibility has always leaned towards the ethereal and romantic.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 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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