head-on

1. 1.

   characterized by direct opposition

   “a head-on confrontation”

   Similarhostile
2. 2.

   meeting front to front

   “a frontal attack”

   “a head-on collision”

   Synonymsfrontal

   Similarfront

1. 1.

   in direct opposition; directly

   “we must meet the problem head-on”
2. 2.

   with the front foremost

   “the cars collided head-on”

Questions about head-on

What does head-on mean?

head-on means "characterized by direct opposition". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in head-on?

head-on has 3 syllables: he-a-d-on. The stress falls on "he".

What is another word for head-on?

Close synonyms include frontal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is head-on a common word?

head-on is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.