head on
Confronting without flinching
Head on means with the front facing forward, especially in a collision where two things meet front-to-front: The two cars collided head on.
Extended to confrontation, it means directly and without evasion: She decided to address the problem head on.
The phrase works as both adverb and adjective: a head-on collision, They crashed head on.
Sudden violent impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- smashupViolent vehicular collision
- pileupSequential vehicular collision
fender-bender · rear-end · t-bone · airbags · whiplash · rollover · skid · seatbelt
Clear and uncomplicated
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- honestFree from deception
transparent · unambiguous · explicit · plain-spoken · point-blank · upfront · unreserved · no-nonsense
Direct clash between opponents
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- conflictOpposition between parties
dispute · altercation · struggle · opposition · rivalry · challenge · antagonism · discord
Fixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- doggedStubbornly persevering
unflinching · unyielding · fearless · dauntless · courageous · bold · undaunted · unafraid
crash
Sudden violent impact
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- smashupViolent vehicular collision
pileup · fender-bender · rear-end · t-bone · airbags · whiplash · rollover · skid · seatbelt · accident
straightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- candidHonest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
honest · transparent · unambiguous · explicit · plain-spoken · point-blank · upfront · unreserved · no-nonsense · unvarnished
face-off
Direct clash between opponents
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
conflict · dispute · altercation · struggle · opposition · rivalry · challenge · antagonism · discord · contention
resolute
Fixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
dogged · unflinching · unyielding · fearless · dauntless · courageous · bold · undaunted · unafraid · gritty
- navigation rulescollision avoidance, give way, right of way, rule of the road, safe speed
head onsideways
Toward one side
glancing · obliquely · at an angle · tangentially · oblique
head onevasively
Avoiding direct response
indirectly · circuitously · obliquely · passive-aggressively · beating around the bush
head onglancing blow
Oblique, partial impact
sideswipe · grazing · tangential · oblique · rear-end
head, on, forehead, heading, heads, headed, headlong, pinhead, hothead