Antonyms for headlong


Grammar : Adj
Spell : hed-lawng, -long
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ


Definition of headlong

Origin :
  • late 14c., in phrase by headlong, from hed "head" (see head (n.)) + adverbial suffix -ling. Altered by folk etymology on pattern of sidelong, etc.
  • adj dangerous, reckless
Example sentences :
  • Then she tossed the dress on the bed and started in a headlong rush to the kitchen.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Crossing over to his desk with headlong strides, he sat down violently.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • Uncas abandoned his rifle, and leaped forward with headlong precipitation.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • There Prince Rupert charged with headlong fury, carrying all before him.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • Then up the road came riding some of the King's men at headlong speed.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • He glanced at his wife, but there was no help there, so he plunged in headlong.
  • Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
  • Someone called after him, but he did not heed or stop his headlong race.
  • Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
  • To that I set it down that we went on headlong and desperate.
  • Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton
  • But his tenderness broke again into a headlong torrent of reproach.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • A short struggle, and the ranks broke and fled before him headlong.
  • Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon

Synonyms for headlong

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