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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'faint'

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1. (adj) faint, swoon, syncope, deliquium
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
Synonyms: swoon, syncopation, faint, syncope, deliquium
Antonyms: distinct, strong, brave, unperceivable, imperceptible, well, courageous

2. (adj) faint, weak
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
Synonyms: weak, watery, dim, unaccented, weakly, swooning, faint, rickety, debile, vague, faint-hearted, fainthearted, washy, timid, light-headed, lightheaded, decrepit, wispy, light, shadowy, fallible, frail, feeble, imperfect, infirm, sapless
Antonyms: distinct, brave, well, unperceivable, courageous, imperceptible, strong

3. (adj) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
lacking clarity or distinctness
Synonyms: weak, shady, dull, dim, wraithlike, dumb, shadowed, dense, faint-hearted, timid, undefined, swooning, dimmed, black, umbrageous, vague, fainthearted, subdued, feeble, faint, lightheaded, obscure, wispy, obtuse, light, shadowy, light-headed, wisplike, bleak, slow
Antonyms: distinct, unperceivable, strong, courageous, well, brave, imperceptible

4. (adj) faint, feeble
lacking strength or vigor
Synonyms: weak, infirm, dim, weakly, swooning, rickety, lame, debile, nerveless, vague, faint-hearted, fainthearted, light-headed, timid, faint, lightheaded, decrepit, wispy, light, shadowy, feeble, sapless
Antonyms: well, brave, strong, courageous, imperceptible, distinct, unperceivable

5. (adj) faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded
weak and likely to lose consciousness
Synonyms: vague, light-headed, lite, wanton, wakeful, faint, lightheaded, feeble, featherbrained, low-cal, lightsome, fainthearted, light-colored, unaccented, shadowy, weak, easy, promiscuous, dim, airheaded, abstemious, unclouded, clean, timid, light(a), clear, idle, wispy, silly, faint-hearted, tripping, short, dizzy, scant(p), empty-headed, sluttish, light, swooning, calorie-free, giddy, loose
Antonyms: well, courageous, imperceptible, distinct, strong, brave, unperceivable

6. (adj) faint
indistinctly understood or felt or perceived
Synonyms: lightheaded, swooning, shadowy, weak, fainthearted, faint-hearted, light-headed, dim, vague, feeble, timid, wispy, light
Antonyms: imperceptible, distinct, courageous, strong, brave, unperceivable, well

7. (verb) faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted
lacking conviction or boldness or courage
Synonyms: weak, unsure, dim, shy, swooning, vague, faint-hearted, fainthearted, light-headed, timid, faint, lightheaded, wispy, light, shadowy, diffident, feeble
Antonyms: distinct, well, unperceivable, courageous, strong, imperceptible, brave

8. (verb) faint, conk, swoon, pass out
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
Synonyms: pass away, perish, stall, swoon, black out, conk, croak, decease, give out, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, drop dead, zonk out, exit, pop off, buy the farm, faint, die, choke, pass, expire, snuff it, pass out, go, distribute, hand out
Antonyms: imperceptible, strong, unperceivable, well, distinct, brave, courageous

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'faint'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. faint
Faint, with the general sense of lacking strength or effectiveness, covers a wide range of meaning, signifying overcome with physical weakness or exhaustion, or lacking in purpose, courage, or ener
Synonyms: faint, dim, fatigued, irresolute, weak, exhausted, feeble, languid, wearied, faded, half-hearted, listless, worn, faint-hearted, ill-defined, purposeless, worn down, faltering, indistinct, timid, worn out
Antonyms: bright, clear, daring, fresh, resolute, sturdy, brilliant, conspicuous, energetic, hearty, strong, vigorous

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