Headlong
Headlong adverb - Without delay.
Usage example: had barely finished the last project when we went headlong into the next one
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- If you park a car in just the right way, a fleeing gazelle will charge headlong into it and collapse, dead, upon making good friends with the stationary bumper.
- You'll just have to trick him into running headlong into something or exploit his weak point, right?
Source: Nothing Is Scarier / Video Games - In The Vor Game, Miles is faced with a situation where he has led his (relatively small) forces to charge headlong on the point where the action will be, if he's right.
Source: To Win Without Fighting
Cite this Source
Right and Headlong. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/headlong/right
Headlong & Right. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/headlong/right>.
Right or Headlong. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/headlong/right.
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