You immediately rushed headlong into it!
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Headlong
/ˈhɛd.lɒŋ/
Synonyms for "headlong" (150 found)
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Closest matches (30)
Adjective(2 words)
a corps perduabruptabruptlyaccident proneaccident-proneagilebluffboldbrashbreakneckbreathlesscarelesscarelesslydaredevildaringdashingdesperatedesperatelydevil-may-caredouble quick
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Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (45)
fleetflyingfoolhardyfoolishfuriousfuriouslygallopinghair triggerhair-triggerhappen what mayharum scarumharum-scarumhastilyhastyhead over heelsheadfirstheadforemostheedlesslyheels over headhelter skelter
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helter-skelterholus bolusholus-bolushotheadedhotheadedlyhurriedhurriedlyhurry scurryhurry-scurryhustlingimpatientimpetuousimpetuouslyimprovidentimpulsiveimpulsivelylight footedlight of heellight-footed
Adjective(5 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (75)
like crazylike madlivelymadmadlymercurialnerve-shatteringnimblenimble footednimble-footedovereagerovereagerlyoverenthusiasticoverenthusiasticallyoverhastyoverzealousoverzealouslypantingpassionateplunging
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precipitantprecipitantlyprecipitateprecipitatelyprecipitousprecipitouslypromptquickquick as lightningquick as thoughtquicklyramble-scramblerapidrashrashlyrecklessrecklesslyrunningrushingsharpsheershockingslam bangslam-bangslap-bangslapdashsnappyspankingspeedystartlingsteepsuddensuddenlysurprisingswiftunanticipatedunexpectedunforeseenunlooked forunlooked-forunpredictedverticalwantonwantonlywildwildlywinged
Adverb(2 words)
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10 entriescarelesslyfoolhardy moveheadfirstheadlong diveheadlong plungenosefirstrash actrashlyreckless decisionrecklessly
Collocations
9 entriesheadlong actionheadlong diveheadlong flightheadlong into dangerheadlong into reformheadlong into the marketheadlong plungeheadlong rushheadlong sprint
Inflections
2 entriesmore headlongmost headlong
Derivations
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2 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Mugabe's regime did not so much slide as plunge headlong into kleptocracy.
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When a thunderstorm suddenly came out of the blue, she jumped abruptly out of the hammock and ran headlong into the house where she stopped short, remembering suddenly that she had no lightning rod, and because she realized at once that this sudden onrush of a thunderstorm could end her life before she could say Jack Robinson, she became sore afraid.
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The car went out of control and pitched headlong into the river.
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