VERTIGINOUS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

vertiginous

adjective

(ˌ)vər-ˈti-jə-nəs

Definition of vertiginous

as in giddy

having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down a 3-D effect that is likely to leave some audience members feeling vertiginous

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Recent Examples of vertiginous The tour descended down a vertiginous circular staircase to the ground floor, which featured a marble dance floor, three marble fireplaces, an indoor koi pond (empty), a game room, and two large bars set within fourteen paces of each other, give or take. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 What’s the precedent for such a vertiginous ramp in just 12 months? — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 June 2026 These are the shabby, vertiginous streets that Nobel Laureate author Orhan Pamuk eulogized in The Museum of Innocence, set in the 1970s, and until very recently the district had scarcely changed at all. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Based on the first season’s eight episodes, such a vertiginous ascent seems unlikely. — Alison Herman, Variety, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for vertiginous

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Adjective

Bailey and Hedges should be giddy about programming PitchCom to account for everything their new battery mate can toss their way.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Most appealing of all are those moments at which McLoughlin turns into an eager chatelaine, not so much dropping names as introducing them to one another, in the hope of a giddy intellectual chemistry.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of giddy

Adjective

The incident comes just weeks after Richie was similarly forced to postpone two shows after becoming dizzy during a performance in Minnesota in June.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Maybe your friend has become dizzy, pale, or short of breath more often, or has fainted without a clear medical explanation.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of dizzy

Adjective

But this woozy debut feature doesn’t rely on its audience being turned on by the relationship between a nubile caretaker and her dementia-addled patient.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
Parsons’ feature debut builds a woozy, minimalist mythology out of his shorts.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026

Definition of woozy

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