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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
after wandering in the woods for hours, we had only a faint idea of where we were
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as in weak
lacking bodily strength
I was starting to feel a little faint after going so long without food
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as in trance
a temporary state of unconsciousness
shocking news can cause a person to fall into a faint
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as in to collapse
to lose consciousness
the kind of person who faints at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of faint
Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
His lower jaw is smaller than his upper one, leaving a small gap that causes a faint odor.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Then add in the fact that goalkeepers are under minute VAR scrutiny over moving off their line, while takers are allowed to get away all kinds of stops, starts and faints in their run up.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
For some people, a drop in blood pressure without an equal rise in heart rate can lead to dizziness and potentially fainting (which some subjects did experience).
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
This allows faint features (like a stellar stream) that appear alongside bright features (like a face-on galaxy) to be easily identified; a technique that’s proven to be remarkably successful here in the 21st century under a variety of conditions.
—Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
His lower jaw is smaller than his upper one, leaving a small gap that causes a faint odor.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
And no one in these countries faints from such statements, does not remember the law and international law, humanity and human rights.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Then add in the fact that goalkeepers are under minute VAR scrutiny over moving off their line, while takers are allowed to get away all kinds of stops, starts and faints in their run up.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Verb
During the confrontation, the man faints and hits his head, video posted online by OPP shows.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
For some people, a drop in blood pressure without an equal rise in heart rate can lead to dizziness and potentially fainting (which some subjects did experience).
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faint
Adjective
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If things are left too loosey-goosey and vague, that can result in mixed expectations within your organization.—
Kathleen Walch,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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That precise sensation—a vague disquietude, a vexation—is central to the band’s distinctiveness.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Western countries could exploit weak points in supply chains for many of Russia's advanced fighter jets, including by tightening up sanctions as Ukraine strikes Russia's industrial facilities, according to a new report.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Respiratory difficulty, constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelids and a weak and altered cry are among the symptoms of infant botulism.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Somewhere around the seventh inning, the gaggle of small children in the house conspired, without adult aid or input, to turn off the lights in a bedroom, plug in a strobe light, cue up a trance song on the speaker, and begin to mosh.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Chamomile softens the flame, vanilla sweetens the smoke, and the result is all loving, never strange… a total trance.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those shows come from a time when fisheries were collapsing and regulations meant to save them forced fishermen into a daily sprint to the bottom.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Gilbert is hardly the only celebrity lending their support to Ryder’s Law, which was named after a horse who died in Manhattan in 2022 after collapsing in the August heat.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The kit, which comes in four colors—matte white, desert rose, matte black, and hazy blue—comes with a chawan (bowl) with a pouring spout, a naoshi (whisk stand), a chasen (bamboo whisk), a tea tray, a stainless-steel spoon, and a sifter.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee performed two new songs early on during the set, both of which carried the hazy radio-skipping nostalgia of Diamond Jubilee.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And honestly, what could be more feeble?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Their calculations show that a feeble interaction between the inflaton field and elementary particles called gluons would be sufficient to warm up inflation.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My stay in the Brazilian town began in a giddy daze.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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And of course, in the midst of my daze, my phone began buzzing incessantly.—
Karine Jean-Pierre,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Shante just entered the fifth floor with her longtime husband by her side, and a special moment has the internet swooning.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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Jamie Squire / Getty Images The Chiefs stumbled to 0-2, however, and Baltimore swooned to a 1-5 start.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Faint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faint. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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