headlong

Adv

1. (not-comparable) With the head first or down.
2. (not-comparable) With an unrestrained forward motion.
3. (not-comparable) Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.

Adj

1. Precipitous.
2. Plunging downwards head foremost.
3. Rushing forward without restraint.
4. (figuratively) Reckless; impetuous.

Verb

To precipitate.

Opposite of

feet first

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛd.lɒŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English hedlong, alteration of hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), assimilated to long. More at headling.

Synonyms

headfirst

rashly

head over heels

precipitately

headforemost

rash

impetuously

impetuous

headily

foolhardy

hasty

reckless

recklessly

violent

like mad

at breakneck speed

like a shot

precipitate

fiercely

precipitous

downward

directly

slap-bang

lickety cut

resolutely

smack

suddenly

sweeping

sweepingly

swift

swiftly

thumping

uncontrollably

lickety split

dush

at top speed

heels over head

hell-for-leather

headlongs

lickety-split

slam-bang

abruptly

helter-skelter

head first

furiously

in person

Translations

la tête la première

kopfüber

precipitosamente

de cabeza

precipitado

a capofitto

témérairement

precipitat

precipitado

hastig

ungestüm

schnell

voreilig

überstürzt

Hals über Kopf