face-first
Landing gone wrong
Face-first describes moving or falling with the face leading and unprotected: He tripped and landed face-first on the pavement.
The term usually implies an awkward or painful impact.
Figuratively, diving into something face-first suggests headlong, perhaps reckless commitment: She jumped face-first into the project without reading the requirements.
Sudden steep descent
- tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- collapseSudden structural failure
flop · drop · slip · sprawl · headlong · nosedive · topple · lurch
Hastily and recklessly
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
- fearlesslyWithout any trepidation
- wholeheartedlyWith total commitment
- unreservedlyWithout any holding back
plunge · dive · leap · charge · rush · embrace · tackle · approach
plunge
Sudden steep descent
collapse · flop · drop · slip · sprawl · headlong · nosedive · topple · lurch · pitch
headlong
Hastily and recklessly
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
- fearlesslyWithout any trepidation
- wholeheartedlyWith total commitment
unreservedly · plunge · dive · leap · charge · rush · embrace · tackle · approach · engage
collision
Forceful contact between objects
hit · strike · bump · knock · jolt · thud · blunt · trauma · concussion · abrasion
plunge
Sudden steep descent
headfirst · bellyflop · cannonball · swim · pool · water · splash · entry · leap · jump
face-firstbackward
Toward what's behind
backwards · in reverse · ass-backwards · face-up · on one's back
face, first, faces, faced, facing, facial, facially, deface, defacement