headlong

Questions about headlong

What does headlong mean?

headlong means "with the head foremost". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in headlong?

headlong has 2 syllables: head-long. The stress falls on "head". In IPA it is /ˈhɛdˌlɔŋ/.

What is another word for headlong?

Close synonyms include headfirst, precipitately, rashly, hasty, headfirst. 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 headlong a common word?

headlong is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with headlong?

9 words rhyme with headlong. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.