Eager and Headlong

Eager

Eager adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.

Headlong and eager are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Headlong" instead an adjective "Eager".

Nearby Words: eagerness, eagerly

Headlong

Headlong adjective - Acting or done with excessive or careless speed.

Eager and headlong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Eager" instead an adjective "Headlong".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / We Were Soldiers Leeroy Jenkins: Seen on both sides of the fight, as some of the soldiers seem a bit too eager to rush headlong into combat.
  • Discontinuity / Video Games To be more specific, in the original Alex Mercer was an anti-heroic jerkass; blunt and eager to charge headlong into combat.
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