dizzy
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Dizzy describes a sensation of spinning or unsteadiness, as if you might fall: I felt dizzy after the roller coaster.
The feeling can come from illness, spinning, heights, or standing up too fast.
Extended uses suggest confusion or being overwhelmed: The pace of change left everyone dizzy.
Calling someone a dizzy blonde or just dizzy means they're scatterbrained or frivolous.
Sensation of spinning
- vestibularOf the balance organ
- labyrinthitisInner ear canal swelling
- equilibriumState of balance
- disequilibriumLack of balance or stability
imbalance · nystagmus · positional · tinnitus · otolith · semicircular · postural · hypotension
Mildly sick to stomach
- nauseatedFeeling urge to vomit
- woozyDizzy and confused
- sickUnwell or impressively cool
- faintWeak and indistinct
clammy · sweaty · pale · green · bilious · seasick · carsick · airsick
Unable to understand
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- befuddledMentally confused, disoriented
- muddledIn a confused state
dazed · foggy · discombobulated · flustered · addled · stupefied · unclear · unfocused
Rotating swiftly in place
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- reelingUnsteady from shock
- swirlingTurning in curves
- rotatingTurning on an axis
twirling · gyrating · spiraling · tilting · swaying · carousel · merry-go-round · roundabout
Faint and unsteady feeling
- elatedIntensely, buoyantly pleased
- euphoricOverwhelmed with joy
- bubblyFizzy or cheerfully animated
- gigglyProne to tittering
silly · heady · intoxicated · tipsy · floaty · airy · effervescent · buoyant
Tending to teeter
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- off-balanceLacking stable equilibrium
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
teetering · swaying · stumbling · faltering · lurching · shaky · unstable · unbalanced
Intensely excessive in force
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- mind-bogglingOverwhelmingly difficult to grasp
- head-spinningBewilderingly complex or fast
vertiginous · bewildering · disorienting · stupefying · dazzling · overpowering · intoxicating · heady
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- vestibularOf the balance organ
- labyrinthitisInner ear canal swelling
- equilibriumState of balance
disequilibrium · imbalance · nystagmus · positional · tinnitus · otolith · semicircular · postural · hypotension · syncope
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
faint · clammy · sweaty · pale · green · bilious · seasick · carsick · airsick · unwell
confused
Unable to understand
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- befuddledMentally confused, disoriented
muddled · dazed · foggy · discombobulated · flustered · addled · stupefied · unclear · unfocused · scattered
whirling
Rotating swiftly in place
rotating · twirling · gyrating · spiraling · tilting · swaying · carousel · merry-go-round · roundabout · pirouette
lightheaded
Faint and unsteady feeling
giggly · silly · heady · intoxicated · tipsy · floaty · airy · effervescent · buoyant · flighty
wobbly
Tending to teeter
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- off-balanceLacking stable equilibrium
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
tottering · teetering · swaying · stumbling · faltering · lurching · shaky · unstable · unbalanced · weaving
overwhelming
Intensely excessive in force
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- mind-bogglingOverwhelmingly difficult to grasp
head-spinning · vertiginous · bewildering · disorienting · stupefying · dazzling · overpowering · intoxicating · heady · heights
- Emojissmile, smiley face, grin, heart emoji, grinning
- status effectsdebuffed, poison, hexed, burn, cursed
- sicknesssick, ill, unwell, ailing, diseased
- swirlingwhirl, whirlpool, whirlwind, swirl, twirl
- intoxicateddrunk, high, intoxicated, inebriated, wasted
- intoxicationdrunk, inebriated, intoxication, inebriation, drunkenness
dizzysteady
Fixed, not fluctuating
stable · balanced · grounded · clear-headed · well
dizzyclearheaded
Mentally focused and rational
clear-headed · lucid · alert · sharp · focused
dizzysensible
Showing good judgment
serious · level-headed · grounded · serious-minded · earnest
- dizzy spellMomentary loss of balance
- Dizzy Gillespie
- dizzy batRelay race spinning challenge
dizziness, dizzying, dizzied, dizzies, dizzily, dizzier, dizziest, bedizen, dizzyingly