headfirst

[hed-furst] / ˈhɛdˈfɜrst /

ADVERB

recklessly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carelessly

WEAK

hastily rashly

ADVERB

in a direct manner

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly head-on headlong

Example Sentences

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Weston said that anyone who fancies "throwing themselves headfirst down a mountain" should take the opportunity.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Besides Kjellbin and Savolainen, newlyweds Kim Meylemans and Nicole Silveira are hurtling headfirst toward a marital showdown between Belgium and Brazil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

It begins: “And after all the weather was ideal,” plunging the reader headfirst into the collision between preparations for a party and funeral preparations for a young man killed in an accident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Twila charges in headfirst without concern for the consequences, whether it’s setting a bar on fire to escape the notice of KGB or brazenly approaching Russian sources.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

And summoning all his strength, he threw himself into the air, headfirst.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White