FAINTING Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

fainting

verb

present participle of faint

as in collapsing

to lose consciousness the kind of person who faints at the sight of blood

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Recent Examples of fainting Everything from fainting and panic attacks to seizures and heart attacks. — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026 However, Lucia continued fainting and would get concussions from the spells. — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026 Mollica, then 50, started fainting during heavy periods that lasted nearly two weeks. — Christie Thompson, NPR, 17 June 2026 Rod Stewart is recovering after nearly fainting onstage over the weekend. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 22 June 2026 Manning said smelling salts have only been approved for fainting because of the temporary increase of blood flow to the brain, and increased heart and respiratory rates can wake a person up. — Jason Jones, New York Times, 15 May 2026 After weeks of inactivity on the fainting front, Whoopi Goldberg has officially collapsed on The View once again. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026 After the surgery Two days later, a nearly fainting NW showed up at Jackson North Medical Center with shortness of breath and heart palpitations. — David J. Neal may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 Should someone experience symptoms of heat exhaustion such as fainting, nausea or headache, the American Heart Association says to slow down physical activity, hydrate and move to a cooler place to recover. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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Verb

The camaraderie was evident on the ground here in La Guaira, the coastal city where quake damage was most severe, collapsing dozens of buildings.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Unlike straw or lower-grade wool blends, beaver felt can be reworked without collapsing its structure, which is what allows hats to be reshaped by hand rather than stamped out of a mold.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026

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Rhaenyra is at her happiest finally facing the hungry people of King’s Landing, giving a rousing speech before passing out bread and fruit and grain and other sundries to the smallfolk.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
The previous version of the bill had garnered strong bipartisan support in the 80-person Assembly, passing out of the chamber with 76 votes in favor of it.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026