headlong | Definition of headlong

headlong

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of headlong

1 with excessive or careless speed

plunged headlong into the crowd in pursuit of the purse snatcher

Synonyms of headlong

cursorily, hastily, hotfoot, hurriedly, pell-mell, precipitately, precipitously, rashly

Words Related to headlong

headfirst, headily, hotheadedly, impatiently, impetuously, impulsively, recklessly, thoughtlessly

automatically, glancingly, haphazardly

impromptu, spontaneously

abruptly, suddenly

offhand, offhandedly

Phrases Synonymous with headlong

on the spur of the moment

Near Antonyms of headlong

calculatingly, circumspectly, designedly

falteringly, haltingly, hesitantly, hesitatingly, tentatively

leisurely, slowly

Antonyms of headlong

deliberately, studiedly

2 without delay

had barely finished the last project when we went headlong into the next one

Synonyms of headlong

bang, directly, forthwith, immediately, incontinently, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, now, PDQ, plumb, presently, promptly, pronto, right, right away, right now, right off, straight off, straightaway, straightway

Words Related to headlong

anon, momentarily, shortly, soon

apace, briskly, fast, fleetly, full-tilt, posthaste, quick, quickly, rapidly, readily, snappily, speedily, swift, swiftly

abruptly, presto, suddenly, unexpectedly

hastily, impetuously, impulsively, rashly, recklessly

exactly, opportunely, punctually, seasonably

Phrases Synonymous with headlong

at once, in no time, off the bat, on a dime, on the double, on the spot

Near Antonyms of headlong