lightheaded
Woozy and unsteady
Lightheaded describes a sensation of faintness or dizziness, as if you might pass out: I felt lightheaded after standing up too fast.
The feeling often comes from low blood sugar, dehydration, or sudden position changes.
Figuratively, lightheaded can mean giddy or slightly euphoric: The good news left her lightheaded with relief.
Sensation of spinning
- woozyDizzy and confused
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
swaying · reeling · wobbly · off-balance · disoriented · faint · queasy · swimming
Lose consciousness briefly
- syncopeTemporary loss of consciousness
- blackoutComplete power loss
- faintingTemporary loss of consciousness
- collapseSudden structural failure
vasovagal · pale · clammy · weak · nauseous · passing out · seeing stars · tunnel vision
Dizzy or excitedly silly
- elatedIntensely, buoyantly pleased
- buoyantAble to float
- floatyTending to drift upward
- exhilaratedIntensely happy and energized
heady · intoxicated · blissful · dreamy · airy · delirious · punch-drunk · giggly
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
unsteady · swaying · reeling · wobbly · off-balance · disoriented · faint · queasy · swimming · foggy
swoon
Lose consciousness briefly
- syncopeTemporary loss of consciousness
- blackoutComplete power loss
- faintingTemporary loss of consciousness
collapse · vasovagal · pale · clammy · weak · nauseous · passing out · seeing stars · tunnel vision · blood pressure
giddy
Dizzy or excitedly silly
exhilarated · heady · intoxicated · blissful · dreamy · airy · delirious · punch-drunk · giggly · carefree
- sicknesssick, ill, unwell, ailing, diseased
- intoxicationdrunk, inebriated, intoxication, inebriation, drunkenness
lightheadedclear-headed
Able to think rationally
clearheaded · lucid · sharp · alert · focused