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noun

as in daze
a temporary state of unconsciousness shocking news can cause a person to fall into a faint

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faint

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verb

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
Adjective
This becomes crucial in fields like industrial safety, where systems must interpret noisy signals and respond in real time — or in healthcare, where patterns in early-stage disease can be faint, inconsistent and easy to overlook. Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Those who were nearby during those weeks of turmoil, anger, and despair can recall it — the sirens, the protest chants, and the faint smell of smoke as parts of the city burned. Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
The struggle is real at times and definitely not for the faint at heart. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024 German chocolate cakes are known for being rich desserts, so this homemade chocolate cake recipe is not one for the faint of taste buds. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
Verb
There also seems to be no real way to predict who will faint. Anna Russell, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025 During rehearsals, Garai recalled Arbo mentioning that a handful of audience members had fainted when the director staged the show in the Netherlands. Alex Marshall, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for faint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faint
Adjective
  • The instructions were vague and didn’t have many helpful illustrations.
    Kate Puhala, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
  • Some vague stripes run down its spine, blurring together toward its tail.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • The report also included a number of ‘weak’ odor sources observed during the study, including odors emanating from the Curaleaf cannabis facility on Britt Road and Goldflower Cannabis facility on Niles Road.
    James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
  • Thompson’s brother Maurice, who allegedly drove the chasing Chevrolet Equinox, was granted bail in October — indicating a potentially weak case.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Kings Kings rally to take lead, only to collapse in third period of Game 3 loss to Oilers April 25, 2025 In Game 4 the Kings led with less than 35 seconds to play when Quinton Byfield failed to make a simple clearance out of the Kings’ zone.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
  • The agreement was due to be signed in February but collapsed in the wake of a heated exchange between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over how to end the Ukraine-Russia war.
    Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • Better yet, each of their seven studio albums was better than the previous one, culminating with 1992’s Dynamo — seeped in shoegaze guitars — and 1995’s psychedelic magnum opus Sueño Stereo, a dreamlike, hazy swan song for the ages.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2025
  • The vintage/modern taproom located in Maui’s upcountry serves up a variety of brews, including a hazy IPA, imperial stout, brown ale, blonde, lager and several sours.
    Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • During a question-and-answer session, shareholders grumbled about everything from the falling share price and feeble dividend of 6 euros versus 14 euros in 2023 to the complicated WiFi login process and historic lack of shareholder gifts.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025
  • But Alex lived strong, died well, gave birth to a pivotal Dutton baby, dumped her feeble aristo fiancé for Spencer, and gave viewers a love story saga.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • She’s briefly pulled from her trance in the park when her shuffling is interrupted by a call from her mom, whose dog Leo is the lock screen on her phone.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The Blue Room would would play trance; Paul van Dyk, Tiësto, all the big trance DJs, then the Red Room would play house.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Millay’s sonnets reckon with the end of love not in a spirit of swooning regret but with brisk, sometimes cynical acceptance.
    A.O. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • This arrangement of justice is true to form for You, which traffics in swooning gestures and cute, tidy outcomes for its protago-villain.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Serena wears a pale blue, longsleeved gown with butterflies adorning the train.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 May 2025
  • The ground floor of the townhouse features a bright and airy open-plan reception, dining and kitchen area designed with pale wooden floors, high ceilings and intricate artwork.
    Emma Kershaw, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025

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“Faint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faint. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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