Entry Word: dizzy

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down <I felt very dizzy after I got off of the roller coaster>

Synonyms giddy, light-headed, reeling, whirling

Related Words faint, weak; addled, befuddled, confused, dazed

Near Antonyms clearheaded; stable, steady

2 suffering from mental confusion <he felt dizzy from trying to remember all of the dates and names that were sure to be asked on the test>

Synonyms befuddled, bewildered, confused, dazed, stunned, stupefied

Related Words senseless, unconscious

Phrases at sea

Near Antonyms alert, conscious

Antonyms clearheaded, unconfused

3 moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed <prices climbing at a dizzy rate> — see fast 1