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fainting

ADJECTIVE
dizzying
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bewildering dizzy rapid
STRONG
confused faint fast fleet flying swimming
WEAK
lightheaded quick shaky speedy swift unsteady vertiginous woozy
Antonyms
STRONG
clear slow
NOUN
blackout
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapse
STRONG
faint knockout swoon syncope
WEAK
fainting fit
NOUN
stupor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coma slumber trance
STRONG
amazement anesthesia apathy asphyxia bewilderment dullness hebetude hypnosis inertia inertness insensibility languor lassitude lethargy narcosis numbness petrifaction sleep somnolence sopor stupefaction swoon torpor
WEAK
suspended animation swooning
Antonyms
STRONGEST
consciousness wakefulness
STRONG
activity interest life liveliness
WEAK
sensibility

Example Sentences

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Toro eventually quit in 2021 after having an incident of stress-induced fainting and chest pain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

His wife Jano Birua says she consulted an informal healthcare provider - common in villages where no doctors are available - when he began suffering from anxiety and fainting spells.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Did he stand awkwardly near the fainting scene in the Oval Office because he wasn’t fully processing what was happening or because he just didn’t really care?

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

Their popularity spread through Europe until, in Victorian tradition, they were used to rouse ladies after fainting spells.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026

Two dementors appeared in the doorway of the courtroom, their rotting, scabbed hands clutching the upper arms of a wizard who appeared to be fainting.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling