headlong Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- gadarene
- precipitate
- drive-by
- rapid
- makeshift
- impetuous
- abrupt
- cursory
- swift
- helter-skelter
- rush
- quick
- spontaneous
- flying
- pell-mell
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headlong Meaning
headlong (s)
excessively quick
with the head foremost
headlong (r)
with the head foremost
at breakneck speed
in a hasty and foolhardy manner
headlong (a. & adv.)
With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong.
Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
Hastily; without delay or respite.
headlong (a.)
Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.
Steep; precipitous.
FAQs About the word headlong
excessively quick, with the head foremost, with the head foremost, at breakneck speed, in a hasty and foolhardy mannerWith the head foremost; as, to fall headlo
hurried, hasty, reckless, rash, rushed, precipitous, overhasty, impulsive, sudden, gadarene
calculated, unrushed, deliberate, calculated,deliberate, unrushed, unhurried, unhurried, measured, slow
The reckless driver plunged headlong into oncoming traffic.
She dove headlong into the icy waters without hesitation.
The students rushed headlong into the library to avoid the rain.
The company invested headlong in the new technology, hoping for big returns.
