Headlong
Headlong adverb - With excessive or careless speed.
Usage example: plunged headlong into the crowd in pursuit of the purse snatcher
Impulsively and headlong are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impulsively" instead an adverb "Headlong".
Impulsively
Impulsively adverb - In an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions.
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Synonyms for Impulsively
Headlong and impulsively are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Headlong" instead an adverb "Impulsively".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- impulsive and headlong
- impulsive and impulsively
- impetuous and headlong
- impetuous and impulsively
- rash and headlong
- rash and impulsively
- precipitate and headlong
- precipitate and impulsively
- helter-skelter and headlong
- helter-skelter and impulsively
- pell-mell and headlong
- pell-mell and impulsively
- quickly and headlong
- quickly and impulsively
Both words in one sentence
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She definitely looks like a down-in-the-heels vagabond with her travel-worn outfit (she's definitely a woman, but she doesn't make as much a fuss of it as Ran), yet her wild sense of justice means she's usually the one to talk impulsively and jump headlong into mishaps.
Source: Tomboy and Girly Girl
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