as in giddy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
a 3-D effect that is likely to leave some audience members feeling vertiginous
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Recent Examples of vertiginous
Per Nielsen, the spike in deliveries between Game 6 and Game 7 is vertiginous, with an average boost of 43.7%, or from 18.2 million to 26.1 million.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 June 2025
The pace of this vertiginous home price growth, however, has started slowing down this year thanks to rising inventory.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Rooting for them felt like being on a rollercoaster whose entire path was a vertiginous drop.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
On the one hand, this highlights the vertiginous speed at which the field is developing.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 June 2025
The pace of this vertiginous home price growth, however, has started slowing down this year thanks to rising inventory.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Rooting for them felt like being on a rollercoaster whose entire path was a vertiginous drop.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
On the one hand, this highlights the vertiginous speed at which the field is developing.
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertiginous
Adjective
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While West Indies’ heyday - when this group of mostly British Commonwealth countries and territories ruled cricket in the 1970s and '80s - conjures much nostalgia, there is a realization that those giddy heights will never be reached again.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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As a giddy Jules tells Jess in one scene, in America, women can actually get paid to play.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
28 July 2025
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
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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
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“Vertiginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertiginous. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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