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Definitions

faint

[feynt] / feɪnt /

ADJECTIVE

having little effect on senses

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate dim distant dull far-off gentle hazy inaudible mild muffled muted remote slight soft soothing stifled vague weak

STRONG

aside bated bleached blurred deadened deep faded faltering hushed light low moderate murmuring muttering obscure padded pale piano quiet smooth softened subdued thin wan whispered

WEAK

bland breathless dusty epicene feeble hoarse ill-defined imperceptible indistinct lenient low-pitched out of earshot shadowy tenuous unclear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bright certain clear close definite distinct firm friendly harsh healthy intelligent loud near nearby rough sharp smart strong sure thick violent warm

STRONG

boisterous colorful heavy uncontrolled

WEAK

bold brave courageous resolute

ADJECTIVE

weak

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate slight

STRONG

dizzy drooping enervated exhausted faltering fatigued tender

WEAK

feeble fragile languid lethargic lightheaded unenthusiastic woozy

Antonyms

STRONG

animated energized invigorated lively refreshed

WEAK

bold brave clear courageous distinct heavy loud resolute strong

NOUN

unconsciousness

Synonyms

STRONG

blackout collapse dizziness insensibility knockout stupor swoon syncope vertigo

WEAK

grayout

Antonyms

WEAK

consciousness

VERB

lose consciousness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

black out keel over pass out succumb swoon

STRONG

collapse drop fade fail fall flicker languish weaken

WEAK

be overcome become unconscious go out like light

Antonyms

STRONG

ascend improve reach rise strengthen win

Example Sentences

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Tom plays a few pickup basketball games during his trip but always feels at risk of fainting.

From The Wall Street Journal

It lies within the faint but imaginative constellation Monoceros, which represents a unicorn in star maps.

From Science Daily

A 12-year-old boy has been praised for his heroic actions after steering his mother's car to safety when she fainted behind the wheel on a major road.

From BBC

For this project, the researchers aimed to build a platform that could measure Raman signals far fainter than those detected by existing Raman systems.

From Science Daily

Assuming her son had perished in Italy, Eisenbeisser’s mother arranged a wake — only to have her son stroll into the ceremony very much alive, causing the woman to faint.

From Los Angeles Times

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