What is another word for headlong?
402 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ hˈɛdlɒŋ], [ hˈɛdlɒŋ], [ h_ˈɛ_d_l_ɒ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for headlong:- brash (adjective)
- breakneck (adjective)
- desperate (adjective)
- hasty (adjective)
- headlong (adjective)
- hurried (adjective)
- ill-considered (adjective)
- impatient (adjective)
- impetuous (adjective)
- impulsive (adjective)
- passionate (adjective)
- precipitous/precipitate (adjective)
- quick (adjective)
- rash (adjective)
- reckless (adjective)
- sheer (adjective)
- short-sighted (adjective)
- shortsighted (adjective)
- speedy (adjective)
- steep (adjective)
- sudden (adjective)
- swift (adjective)
- thoughtless (adjective)
- unconsidered (adjective)
- unguarded (adjective)
- unpremeditated (adjective)
- whirlwind (adjective)
- posthaste (adjective, adverb)
- pell-mell (adverb)
- quickly (adverb)
- rashly (adverb)
- helter-skelter (adverb)
- pell-mell (adverb)
- posthaste (adverb)
- rashly (adverb)
- headfirst (noun)
- headlong (noun)
- other synonyms
Synonyms for Headlong:
adj.
•brash (adjective)- untactful,
- maladroit,
- tactless,
- bold,
- impertinent,
- cocksure,
- uppity,
- Brazenfaced,
- indiscreet,
- ill-advised,
- undiplomatic,
- Presuming,
- audacious,
- pushing,
- impolitic,
- impudent,
- effervescent,
- presumptuous,
- vivacious,
- forward.
- venturesome,
- wild,
- determined,
- dangerous,
- shocking,
- frenzied,
- atrocious,
- devil-may-care,
- hazardous,
- violent,
- furious.
- quickened,
- cursory,
- slambang,
- snappy,
- PDQ,
- perfunctory,
- rushed,
- brisk,
- quickie,
- fiery,
- passing,
- pronto,
- expeditious,
- fleeting,
- urgent,
- brief,
- chop-chop,
- eager,
- fleet,
- harefooted,
- agile,
- superficial,
- on the double.
- rushing,
- inconsiderate,
- daring,
- precipitate,
- precipitant,
- rough,
- daredevil,
- thoughtless,
- foolhardy,
- tempestuous.
- keen,
- hot-tempered,
- athirst,
- avid,
- choleric,
- intolerant,
- curt,
- feverish,
- breathless,
- anxious,
- ardent,
- testy,
- restless,
- quick-tempered,
- irritable,
- straining,
- itchy,
- indignant,
- irascible,
- antsy,
- edgy,
- fretful,
- vehement,
- appetent,
- demanding,
- chafing,
- brusque,
- agog.
- unplanned,
- restive,
- fierce,
- unbridled,
- spontaneous,
- unexpected,
- fervid,
- unthinking,
- impassioned,
- unrestrained.
- in spiring,
- in-spiring,
- in tense,
- high powered,
- in-tenser,
- more high pressure,
- more highpressure,
- in-tensest,
- more high-pressure,
- most high-pressure,
- most highpressure,
- highpressure,
- most high pressure,
- in-tense,
- in tenser.
- un controlled,
- most precipitate,
- off hip,
- un anticipated,
- most unanticipated,
- gone off half cocked,
- gone half-cocked,
- off top head,
- harum scarum,
- gone off halfcocked,
- gone half cocked,
- more unanticipated,
- un foreseen,
- un-anticipated,
- gone halfcocked,
- un-foreseen,
- un-controlled,
- off the top head,
- jump gun.
- most near-sighted,
- more near sighted,
- short sighted,
- near sighted,
- most near sighted,
- more near-sighted.
- more imperceptive,
- most imperceptive,
- most astigmatic,
- more unsagacious,
- un sagacious,
- most unsagacious,
- more astigmatic,
- un-sagacious.
- more quick-fire,
- most quick-fire,
- most supersonic,
- most quickfire,
- most rapidfire,
- most ultrasonic,
- more alacritous,
- super sonic,
- most alacritous,
- rapid fire,
- most rapid fire,
- rapidfire,
- most rapid-fire,
- more rapidfire,
- most quick fire,
- more rapid-fire,
- quickfire,
- more rapid fire,
- ultra sonic,
- more quickfire,
- more supersonic,
- super-sonic,
- quick fire,
- more quick fire,
- more ultrasonic.
- most lifted,
- more lifted,
- more straightup,
- more declivitous,
- more straight up,
- most declivitous,
- most straight up,
- most straightup,
- more straight-up,
- more prerupt,
- most prerupt,
- most straight-up,
- straightup.
- most fleetfooted,
- more screaming,
- most barrelling,
- most fleet-footed,
- more speedball,
- more barrelling,
- fleet footed,
- most fleet footed,
- more fleet footed,
- more cracking,
- shortlived,
- more fleetfooted,
- most screaming,
- most speedball,
- fleetfooted,
- short lived,
- shaking leg,
- most cracking,
- more fleet-footed.
a. & adv.
•posthaste (adjective, adverb)adv
•pell-mell (adverb) •quickly (adverb) •rashly (adverb)adv.
•helter-skelter (adverb)- unmindfully,
- jumbled,
- cluttered,
- disorderly,
- hit-or-miss,
- random,
- hotfoot,
- incautiously,
- haphazard,
- anyhow,
- at random,
- topsyturvy,
- Anywise,
- wildly,
- recklessly,
- Incontinently,
- topsy-turvy,
- muddled,
- randomly,
- any which way,
- impetuously,
- irregular,
- in confusion,
- around,
- hurriedly,
- higgledy-piggledy,
- hastily,
- about.
- more directly,
- double quick,
- most double quick,
- more double-quick,
- most speedily,
- most straightaway,
- more doublequick,
- most double-quick,
- most flatout,
- doublequick,
- more flatout,
- more straightaway,
- most doublequick,
- more speedily,
- post haste,
- quicklier,
- most flat out,
- most flat-out,
- more hastily,
- more flat out,
- swiftliest,
- more flat-out,
- swiftlier,
- quickliest,
- more double quick,
- most hastily,
- most rapidly,
- promptlier,
- promptliest,
- flatout,
- fleetliest,
- licketysplit,
- fleetlier.
n.
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- straight.
Other synonyms:
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- fast track,
- suddenly,
- fast,
- instant,
- outspread,
- summary,
- outstretched,
- short,
- lightning,
- already,
- down,
- fetal position,
- Posthaste,
- fast-paced,
- temerarious,
- straight away,
- unconsidered,
- summarily,
- swift,
- wham-bam,
- prompt,
- straightaway,
- head first,
- boldly,
- poof,
- on-the-spot,
- now,
- abrupt.
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- immediate,
- slouch,
- flat,
- slap,
- violently,
- incautious,
- hotheaded,
- madcap,
- harum-scarum,
- flash,
- rude,
- presto,
- immediately,
- cold.
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- right,
- improvident,
- reckless.
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- slapdash.
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- squat.
Paraphrases for Headlong:
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Independent
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Adjective
ill-considered, hurried, over-hasty, precipitate, rapid.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
hasty, precipitous, overhasty.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Headlong:
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adj.
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breakneck
extremely slow.
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headlong
thoughtfully, cautious, careful, wary.
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impatient
tolerant, enduring, patient, forbearing, easy-going, laid-back, waiting, controlled, willing.
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impetuous
thoughtful, sensible, calm, circumspect, wise, reflective, considerate.
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Other antonyms:
measured, foresighted, hesitant, long-term, forethoughtful, dawdling, calculated, laggard, drawn-out, deliberate, backward, faltering, poky, prolonged, calculating, shilly-shallying, tentative, hesitating, extended.
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breakneck
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adv.
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bang
slowly.
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helter-skelter
straight, methodical, organized, carefully, systematic.
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bang