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as in dizzy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
I always get light-headed after riding roller coasters, even when I'm standing still again
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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
we couldn't concentrate on our work because we were feeling so light-headed
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Recent Examples of light-headed
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was taken to a Washington-area hospital Wednesday after becoming lightheaded at the Senate gym during the morning.
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 25 June 2025
But at the same time, the physical manifestations of anxiety symptoms like a racing heart and shortness of breath could certainly leave you feeling lightheaded (which might just exacerbate your anxiety, kicking off a vicious cycle).
—Rachel Nall, SELF, 17 June 2025
Huffing the chemicals causes a person to feel drunk, euphoric, hallucinogenic or lightheaded for a short high.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 9 June 2025
Low Blood Sugar Low blood sugar can lead to feeling lightheaded because your body requires sugar to function on a cellular level.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
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Al Weaver, The Hill, 25 June 2025
But at the same time, the physical manifestations of anxiety symptoms like a racing heart and shortness of breath could certainly leave you feeling lightheaded (which might just exacerbate your anxiety, kicking off a vicious cycle).
—Rachel Nall, SELF, 17 June 2025
Huffing the chemicals causes a person to feel drunk, euphoric, hallucinogenic or lightheaded for a short high.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 9 June 2025
Low Blood Sugar Low blood sugar can lead to feeling lightheaded because your body requires sugar to function on a cellular level.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for light-headed
Adjective
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Lakeway attorney David Wright, 72, had dizzy spells for years, but none of his doctors found the source.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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During the trek northward, Sanchez-Perez said his nephew started to feel dizzy and fell.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Just a lot of good places to take goofy selfies and places for the kids to run around.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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At first, Star Wars was a goofy space opera, entertaining and box office gold, but only really taken seriously by nerds.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The game was a lot like that scene, a giddy kaleidoscope of touchdowns and fun.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025
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The broad market rode a giddy melt-up in mega-cap tech right into the second week of July 2024 before at first a radical internal rotation and then a broader pullback generated the only serious setback of that year.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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There were no costumes, no silly dances or hit parodies.—
Courtney Devores,
Charlotte Observer,
28 July 2025
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That may sound silly to some, Foster said, but the work done by the Environmental Protection Agency in placing bands on birds and following the migration of bees informs officials about the impact of projects on the environment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 July 2025
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One day, Kate was home with a family friend and started to feel woozy.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Both have the woozy, maddening force of a carousel stuck in overdrive.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Go with the flow, but not toward the beach: Trying to swim directly toward the beach when caught in a rip current is futile and exhausting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2025
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This group saw military responses as futile, as Iran was assumed to have escalation dominance.—
JAMES JEFFREY,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2025
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“Light-headed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-headed. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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