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 Bayern Munich have confirmed Jamal Musiala will miss his Saturday’s Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund after fainting in two successive matches. — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Stewart previously had to pause his concert on June 19 to use an oxygen tank after nearly fainting on stage. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 Last month, Stewart halted his own performance at the Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre mid-song to breathe through an oxygen tank after nearly fainting. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026 Both can cause your body temperature to rise to dangerous levels, dizziness, nausea and fainting or passing out. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Like fainting, craving pickles, or struggling to wiggle into skinny jeans, vomiting, in the cultural imagination, is a stand-in for imminent motherhood, as legible as any pregnancy test. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 My backyard tortoise, Philbert, has been most irascible and taken to his fainting couch (cardboard box). — Stat Staff, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 Other behaviors that put autistic children at risk of drowning include drinking water while swimming, which puts them at risk for accidentally inhaling water; and holding their breath for prolonged periods, which can lead to fainting underwater. — Tana Carson, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 Authorities have determined the cause and manner of death of a 45-year-old inmate who died in March after fainting while in custody at the San Diego Central Jail, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday. — Sydney Brammer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

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She’d previously been diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, a condition that can be brought on by overexertion, after collapsing from lower-body cramping and temporary leg paralysis during a 2025 playoff series against the Las Vegas Aces.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
One that is visibly collapsing under the weight of its scared cows.

— Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of collapsing

Verb

Years before Taylor and Travis, a beloved entertainment figure and a larger-than-life athlete were swooning in public.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
In many ways, this movie set the template for the modern action-comedy blockbuster, but few of its many imitators have come close to matching the spunky edginess and swooning romantic intrigue of the original trend-setter.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of swooning

Verb

That followed a similar incident on Saturday, when the midfielder left the field after passing out in almost identical fashion during another friendly, against RB Leipzig.

— Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Even before the hearing was over Monday, Herz was passing out flyers urging voters to turn down the referendum.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026