Synonyms for head
Another word for head is caput, mind or brain. Below are 11 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: heads.
1. noun: the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
- caput
2. noun: a single domestic animal
3. noun: that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- mind synonyms
- brain synonyms
- psyche synonyms
- nous
4. noun: a person who is in charge
- chief synonyms
- top dog
5. noun: the front of a military formation or procession
Antonyms
- rear synonyms
6. noun: the pressure exerted by a fluid
7. noun: the top of something
Antonyms
- foot synonyms
8. noun: the source of water from which a stream arises
- fountainhead
- headspring
9. noun: (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
- head word
10. noun: the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
11. noun: the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
12. noun: a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
- capitulum
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- human head
- external body part
- domestic animal
- domesticated animal
- knowledge
- ego synonyms
- unconscious synonyms
- unconscious mind
- subconscious mind
- subconscious
- cognition
- tabula rasa
- noddle
- noesis
- general synonyms
- father synonyms
- department head
- secretary synonyms
- leader
- executive
- general manager
- don synonyms
- head of household
- superior general
- grand dragon
- decision maker
- administrator
- capo
- formation synonyms
- pressure synonyms
Head in word games
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Questions people ask
What is another word for head?
You can say caput, mind, brain, psyche or nous instead of head. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains".
What is the opposite of head?
The opposite of head is rear or foot.
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