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as in giddy
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
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as in dazed
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
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as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
prices climbing at a dizzy rate
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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
Marilyn Monroe never entirely succeeded in shaking off her dizzy blonde image
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Recent Examples of dizzy
But a week before the tour was set to open, Sergei felt dizzy at practice and suddenly lay down on the ice.
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Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
Some people may feel dizzy or faint when working out in a fasted state, which can be dangerous if lifting heavy weights.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 Jan. 2026
Living authors of books investigating the day of rest, a small but select sodality, are probably feeling dizzy right now.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
There were no carbon monoxide alarms in the home, but people living there called 911 after feeling dizzy and getting headaches, spokesperson Maria Carabajal said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
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Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
Some people may feel dizzy or faint when working out in a fasted state, which can be dangerous if lifting heavy weights.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 Jan. 2026
Living authors of books investigating the day of rest, a small but select sodality, are probably feeling dizzy right now.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
There were no carbon monoxide alarms in the home, but people living there called 911 after feeling dizzy and getting headaches, spokesperson Maria Carabajal said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dizzy
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And Max Minghella, hard-eyed but soft-spoken, makes a giddy villain.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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The New York BFFs make blingy electroclash and giddy EDM inspired by online brainrot and good ol’ fashioned blackouts.—
Lydia Wei,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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Still, some songs can disrupt our dazed habit of barely listening and give us something to participate in.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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But plenty of people tell of being left dazed and destabilized by ayahuasca ceremonies and struggling to return to their previous lives; some make sudden life changes that only bring distress and further trauma.—
Mattha Busby,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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The recent turmoil is testing some of the foundations that powered private credit’s rapid growth, including aggressive underwriting, highly leveraged middle-market borrowers and the promise of stable capital insulated from bank-style runs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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But this movie gets to show so many different types of personalities and characters and boldness and fearlessness, and these su- per-hot, badass women who are also goofy, silly and cute.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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And for one of our goofier episodes, that's a real human, truthful, universal, elegant, touching speech.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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Olivier tried successfully to get the reader to understand how a gentle, pacific young man could come to kill more than a thousand people, and so capturing the tone and empathetic portrayal not only of Simo Häyhä and his colleagues but also of the often-bewildered Russian soldiers was essential.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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The usually positive Gauff went negative, lacked energy and seemed bewildered and overwhelmed.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Daytime temperatures are more mild and the evenings are brisk.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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March is the ultimate transitional month, full of days that might oscillate between brisk winter temperatures and sunny springtime moments.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Every detail of Canadian/American (and the slash here is intentionally indicating a romantic relationship versus a friend or co-worker vibe) civics was sillier than the last.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Nothing is too silly or simple.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
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Few rappers kicked off the 2010s with more buzz than A$AP Rocky, who along with his A$AP Mob collective swept through New York and eventually the whole country with his easy swagger, woozy beats and electric rhymes.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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Whether his work on Anderson’s woozy epic of resistance is his personal best is debatable — the competition is fierce.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Dizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dizzy. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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