swooned
Collapsed from emotion
Swooned is the past tense of swoon—to faint or lose consciousness, typically from overwhelming emotion.
The word appears most often in historical or romantic contexts: She swooned when she saw the blood.
In modern use, swoon is usually figurative, expressing intense admiration or desire: Fans swooned over the actor's performance.
Powerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- infatuatedConsumed by shallow ardor
- lovestruckOverwhelmed by romantic attraction
- besottedIntoxicated by love or drink
moonstruck · lovesick · rapturous · enraptured · adoring · enthralled · captivated · beguiled
Weak and indistinct
- collapseSudden structural failure
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- blackoutComplete power loss
- pass outLose consciousness briefly
lightheaded · dizzy · vertigo · syncope · prostration · slump · pallid · weak-kneed
Prevail against difficulty
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- transportedMoved between locations
- swept awayRemoved by force
- movedChanged location or felt
stirred · awestruck · dazzled · stunned · bowled over · floored · thunderstruck · spellbound
smitten
Powerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- infatuatedConsumed by shallow ardor
- lovestruckOverwhelmed by romantic attraction
besotted · moonstruck · lovesick · rapturous · enraptured · adoring · enthralled · captivated · beguiled · bewitched
faint
Weak and indistinct
- collapseSudden structural failure
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- blackoutComplete power loss
pass out · lightheaded · dizzy · vertigo · syncope · prostration · slump · pallid · weak-kneed · vapors
overcome
Prevail against difficulty
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- transportedMoved between locations
- swept awayRemoved by force
moved · stirred · awestruck · dazzled · stunned · bowled over · floored · thunderstruck · spellbound · riveted
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
- fawnedgroveled, kowtowed, toadied, flattered, curried favor
swoonedrevived
Restored to consciousness
came to · awoke · recovered · rose · snapped out of it