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
While the vertiginous rise of home prices in the country has slowed down nationwide, it is still being propped up by markets in the Northeast where inventory remains tight, as Gerli said.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Thus, the slow, deliberate pacing of Undersight served as a direct rejoinder to the vertiginous scale and scope of the current political onslaught.
—Gayatri Gopinath, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
The Classics No visit to Hong Kong is complete without taking a tour on the Peak Tram, with its vertiginous climb that reveals breathtaking views of the city’s skyline and harbor — plus peaks at successive generations of tram cars preserved on the way.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
The climb is infamous for its heart-pumping switchbacks and vertiginous jaunt along a narrow sliver of crag.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Thus, the slow, deliberate pacing of Undersight served as a direct rejoinder to the vertiginous scale and scope of the current political onslaught.
—Gayatri Gopinath, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
The Classics No visit to Hong Kong is complete without taking a tour on the Peak Tram, with its vertiginous climb that reveals breathtaking views of the city’s skyline and harbor — plus peaks at successive generations of tram cars preserved on the way.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
The climb is infamous for its heart-pumping switchbacks and vertiginous jaunt along a narrow sliver of crag.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertiginous
Adjective
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As Dracula, Jones is giddy and joyous with flecks of depravity bursting through as the plot expands to include his ethereal bond with Harker’s fiancée, Mina Murray (also Bleu).—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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Wishing you a week of dulcet tones, giddy resistance, and a thousand pancakes.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That would be Gran Canaria, introduced in the film’s dizzy opening shot.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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But a week before the tour was set to open, Sergei felt dizzy at practice and suddenly lay down on the ice.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Few rappers kicked off the 2010s with more buzz than A$AP Rocky, who along with his A$AP Mob collective swept through New York and eventually the whole country with his easy swagger, woozy beats and electric rhymes.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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Whether his work on Anderson’s woozy epic of resistance is his personal best is debatable — the competition is fierce.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Vertiginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertiginous. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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