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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