fainted
Dropped from shock
Fainted is the past tense and past participle of faint, meaning to temporarily lose consciousness, typically from physical causes like heat, hunger, or shock.
Someone who has fainted has briefly blacked out and usually collapsed.
She fainted at the sight of blood.
The word can also appear in humorous exaggeration: I nearly fainted when I saw the price.
Fainted from emotion
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- damselOld-fashioned maiden
Victorian · corset · smelling salts · vapors · dramatic · overwrought · feigned · exaggerated
Temporary loss of consciousness
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- blackoutComplete power loss
- vasovagalVagus-nerve-mediated reflex
- collapseSudden structural failure
blood pressure · hypoglycemia · dehydration · anemia · hyperventilation · seizure · cardiac · heatstroke
Sudden structural failure
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- dizzySensation of spinning
- weak-kneedLacking resolve or courage
- paleLacking color intensity
wobbly · unsteady · slump · crumple · drop · fall · swaying · trembling
Defeated by sheer volume
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- swoonedFainted from emotion
- staggeredShocked or unevenly spaced
reeling · devastated · stunned · aghast · speechless · bowled over · floored · shattered
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
- drainedEmptied of resources
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- collapsedFell inward suddenly
burnout · depleted · overworked · heatstroke · marathon · dehydrated · gave out · overtaxed
swooned
Fainted from emotion
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
damsel · Victorian · corset · smelling salts · vapors · dramatic · overwrought · feigned · exaggerated · performative
syncope
Temporary loss of consciousness
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- blackoutComplete power loss
- vasovagalVagus-nerve-mediated reflex
collapse · blood pressure · hypoglycemia · dehydration · anemia · hyperventilation · seizure · cardiac · heatstroke · diagnosis
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- dizzySensation of spinning
- weak-kneedLacking resolve or courage
pale · wobbly · unsteady · slump · crumple · drop · fall · swaying · trembling · wan
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
staggered · reeling · devastated · stunned · aghast · speechless · bowled over · floored · shattered · beside oneself
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
- drainedEmptied of resources
- spentExhausted or disbursed
collapsed · burnout · depleted · overworked · heatstroke · marathon · dehydrated · gave out · overtaxed
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
faintedsteadied
Made firm or stable
recovered · rallied · endured · withstood · persevered
faintedrallied
Recovered or assembled
perked up · strengthened · recovered · revitalized · energized
- not have the faintestLack any understanding
- faint of heartEasily unnerved or frightened
- feel faint
- fainting spellsTemporary loss of consciousness
- damn with faint praiseUndercut through tepid approval
- faint light
faint, fainting, faints, fainter, faintest, fainthearted, faintheartedness