headlong[adjective]Synonyms:- headfirst, head-on
[adverb]Synonyms:- hastily, heedlessly, helter-skelter, hurriedly, pell-mell, precipitately, rashly, thoughtlessly
[adjective]Synonyms:- hasty, breakneck, dangerous, impetuous, impulsive, inconsiderate, precipitate, reckless, thoughtless
Related Words: daredevil,
daring,
foolhardy,
rash,
reckless [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
head‧long /ˈhedlɒŋ $ -lɒːŋ/
adverb[
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: headling 'head-first' (14-17 centuries), from head + -ling 'in a particular direction']
1. rush/plunge headlong into something if you rush headlong into something, you start doing it too quickly without thinking carefully
2. with your head first and the rest of your body following
Synonym : headfirst:
I fell headlong into a pool of icy water.3. very quickly, without looking where you are going:
Mortimer almost ran headlong into a patrol.—headlong adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲