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  1. head-onadjective

    characterized by direct opposition

    "a head-on confrontation"

    Synonyms:
    frontal

    Antonyms:
    back(a), amicable

  2. frontal, head-onadverb

    meeting front to front

    "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision"

    Synonyms:
    frontal

    Antonyms:
    amicable, back(a)

  3. head-onadverb

    in direct opposition; directly

    "we must meet the problem head-on"

    Antonyms:
    amicable, back(a)

  4. head-onadverb

    with the front foremost

    "the cars collided head-on"

    Antonyms:
    amicable, back(a)

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "head-on":

    frontal, front, frontally, face-to-face

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How to use head-on in a sentence?

  1. Gerald Bostock:

    I didn't ask for any of this. I found myself in this situation. This is a national issue of importance that needs to be confronted head on.

  2. Davide Formolo:

    When we were back home I would imagine racing against him in my head on the little plaza in my home town (of Negrar).

  3. Amy Klobuchar:

    These are real threats to our democracy and the For The People Act takes them head on in a common sense way.

  4. Patrick Hillmann:

    A lot of times, CEOs will try to run from their problems, and I think he has for the most part turned it around and taken some of these issues head-on.

  5. Debbie Howell:

    The nurse put my mom's head on my dad's shoulder. And she walked over and she rubbed my dad's shoulder and said' Dick, you can go now. Shirley's waiting for you,' and within minutes, he was gone.


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  • nokka, suoraviivainen, suorasukainenFinnish
  • лобово́й, прямолине́йныйRussian

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