headfirst

adverb

Definition of headfirstnext
as in recklessly

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Recent Examples of headfirst The Nationals ran hard, put their bodies on the line by sliding headfirst and kept the line moving en route to a 9-4 victory. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 31 May 2026 Still, diving headfirst into the city and a competitive industry was a shock. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 May 2026 On a playground, this might mean climbing tall towers, going headfirst down a slide or roughhousing. — Marie Helweg-Larsen, The Conversation, 4 May 2026 Zavala, like Alexandre, quit her job a year and a half ago and jumped in headfirst. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headfirst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headfirst
  1. recklessly
  2. impetuously
  3. impulsively
  4. headlong
  5. hurriedly
  6. precipitously
  7. rashly
Adverb
  • Flying an unmanned aircraft system carelessly or recklessly, interfering with a first responder operation, is also a misdemeanor under state law and San Diego municipal code.
    — Sydney Brammer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • Long before the Ingalls family arrived in Kansas, the Osage people bore the brunt of white settlers recklessly seizing their land without consultation.
    — Max Gao, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Definition of recklessly
Adverb
  • Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.
    — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of impetuously
Adverb
  • After midnight may be becoming the new prime time for online shopping, especially for Gen Zers, who impulsively overspend during those hours more than any other age groups, a new survey showed.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
  • The two were married twice — the second time officially in a Los Angeles courthouse, the first time impulsively (and unofficially) in a tiny Las Vegas ceremony, which had only cost them $799, per Cosmopolitan.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Definition of impulsively
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  • But the company’s green ambitions ran headlong into its commercial aims.
    — Matt Day, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • The show was so sure-footed in its initial outing, but has ultimately tumbled headlong into a grease trap of its own making, aiming for pungent but landing on precious.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Definition of headlong
Adverb
  • Mediators of the deal, led by Pakistan and Qatar, will almost certainly now be hurriedly trying to get the agreement back on the rails.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Was the hurriedly outfitted 747 more vulnerable to threats from Iran, which shares a border with Turkey, and which Trump had just threatened to strike again?
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026
Definition of hurriedly
Adverb
  • New death sentences have dropped even more precipitously, with prosecutors in capital cases seeking them less often and jurors more likely to choose life in prison.
    — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • After his withdrawal from the day-to-day coaching work during the 2024 offseason, however, Clark’s influence internally had dwindled precipitously.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of precipitously
Adverb
  • No one should approach the AI situation rashly.
    — Revana Sharfuddin, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
  • But instead of responding rashly, quickly ramping up production or accelerating the buildout of alternatives, the energy sector seems to have entered a holding pattern.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of rashly

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