Deliberately and Headlong

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Deliberately adverb - With full awareness of what one is doing.

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Headlong is an antonym for deliberately.

Headlong adverb - With excessive or careless speed.

Usage example: plunged headlong into the crowd in pursuit of the purse snatcher

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Deliberately is an antonym for headlong.

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Headlong and Deliberately. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deliberately/headlong

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