headfirst

Speech parts

1. headfirst - Adjective

2. headfirst - Adverb

4. headfirst - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Alt. of Headforemost

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

headlong headforemost forward automatically diving abruptly impromptu carelessly rashly impulsively impatiently offhand cursorily pell-mell suddenly
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Antonyms

after later next slow slowly gradually
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Phrases with the word

go headfirst

Examples

It is actually quite exciting when you're flying headfirst into a barrier-the initial part, the initial part is actually quite fun, especially when you hit the gravel trap and you get some air, and then you see it coming and you think 'erk-it's gonna hurt! Lewis Hamilton

They took infants from their mothers' breasts, snatching them by the legs and pitching them headfirst against the crags or snatched them by the arms and threw them into the rivers, roaring with laughter and saying as the babies fell into the water, "Boil there, you offspring of the devil!" Bartolomé de las Casas

Perhaps I've been rushing my whole entire life, jumping into things headfirst without thinking them through. Running through the days without noticing the minutes. Cecelia Ahern

Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum, and there's one more important reason I slide headfirst, it gets my picture in the paper. Pete Rose

Change requires leaving our comfort zones and plunging headfirst into uncomfortable situations. It's true this causes some pain and discomfort for a moment, but it's the quickest path to generating long-term fulfillment. Yehuda Berg

Life's not easy for anyone. Everyone has scars they're afraid to show and we all get slammed headfirst into a proverbial locker from time to time by someone bigger and badder. Sherrilyn Kenyon

Close letter words and terms

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