head first
Cranium leading dive
Head first means with the head leading, as when diving into water or falling: She dove head first into the pool, He tumbled head first down the stairs.
Figuratively, it describes rushing into something without hesitation or caution: They plunged head first into the project without reading the contract.
Also spelled headfirst.
Sudden steep descent
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- descendMove to lower position
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
bellyflop · entry · splashdown · nosedive · pike · tuck · springboard · platform
Acting on sudden urge
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- heedlessCareless of consequences
- incautiousCarelessly unguarded
hasty · careless · thoughtless · foolhardy · precipitate · unthinking · devil-may-care · harum-scarum
Courageous and daring
- daringAdventurous courage
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
- braveShowing courage despite fear
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
intrepid · gutsy · undaunted · dauntless · adventurous · valiant · plucky · unflinching
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- startupNew business enterprise
- entrepreneurialInclined to launch ventures
proactive · groundbreaking · leap of faith · take the plunge · forge ahead · blaze a trail · jump in · dive in
plunge
Sudden steep descent
cannonball · bellyflop · entry · splashdown · nosedive · pike · tuck · springboard · platform · pool
impetuous
Acting on sudden urge
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- heedlessCareless of consequences
incautious · hasty · careless · thoughtless · foolhardy · precipitate · unthinking · devil-may-care · harum-scarum · daredevil
bold
Courageous and daring
audacious · intrepid · gutsy · undaunted · dauntless · adventurous · valiant · plucky · unflinching · unhesitating
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- startupNew business enterprise
entrepreneurial · proactive · groundbreaking · leap of faith · take the plunge · forge ahead · blaze a trail · jump in · dive in · charge ahead
- fetal positionsvertex, breech, cephalic, transverse
- divingscuba, scuba diving, dive mask, dive helmet, diving bells
head firstfeet first
Lower extremities leading
bottom first · backward · backwards · upright
head firstcautiously
In a guarded manner
carefully · hesitantly · tentatively · gingerly · prudently
head, first, forehead, heading, heads, headed, header, first-rate, firstly