1
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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2
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
Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 May 2026
Surface-level scratches that feel faint or barely noticeable tend to respond best to polishing methods.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The music of Fire-Toolz is not for the faint of heart.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
The rights lawyer fainted twice in prison on Friday in the northwestern city of Zanjan, her foundation said, and was admitted to a local hospital.
—Adam Schreck, Fortune, 3 May 2026
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Adjective
In this moist beauty, fennel seeds add the faintest hint of licorice flavor, just enough to make the cake stand out from other Bundts.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 May 2026
Surface-level scratches that feel faint or barely noticeable tend to respond best to polishing methods.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Noun
Playing golf in this remote part of North Dakota — the Canadian border is one farm field north of the golf course — isn't for the faint of heart.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The music of Fire-Toolz is not for the faint of heart.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 8 May 2026
Verb
People reportedly fainted, others walked out, and the intense reimagining became, in part, a measure of what its attendees could endure.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
The rights lawyer fainted twice in prison on Friday in the northwestern city of Zanjan, her foundation said, and was admitted to a local hospital.
—Adam Schreck, Fortune, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faint
Adjective
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Two Chinese defense companies have issued vague statements that together point to a possible new long-distance shooting record, although neither has provided technical specifications or independently verifiable data.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Teenagers often respond better to concrete information than vague warnings.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Free agency is weak, so the best bet will be the trade market.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The original vision of the Accords – of a rapidly expanding regional bloc openly aligned with Israel and integrated economically across the Middle East – has become a significantly weaker prospect.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
15 May 2026
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If Vahdat’s music is a bridge that connects classical practice with contemporary urgency, vocalist Mamak Khadem brings Persian classical vocals into trance music settings in Axiom of Choice with guitarist Loga Ramin Torkian.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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To chime with Thaiboy’s love for old-school Tiësto and Basshunter, swedm® split the atom to find Swedish EDM’s roots in Dutch trance and Eurodance.—
Nathan Evans,
Pitchfork,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The weekend, for all its promise, tends to collapse into logistics, half-finished to-do lists and the quiet companionship of two people watching the same screen.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Intellectual humility — the willingness to update your beliefs when the machine pushes back, rather than digging in or collapsing entirely.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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But its geological origins are hazy.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Even if my archive was unverifiable or incongruous, the hazy, contradictory landscape of Goodman’s life was the truth of her existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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So, in retrospect, [the entire Lightning project] looked pretty feeble.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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His visit also comes as the committee stalls on advancing Casey Means, Kennedy’s nominee for surgeon general, over her lack of medical practice experience and feeble answers on the importance of vaccination.—
Daniel Payne,
STAT,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Other bedding plants for summer color in sunny sites include angelonia, blue daze, bush daisy, Joseph’s coat, melampodium, salvia, torenia and zinnias.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Those around me were in a daze.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Add it all up and investors swooned.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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The Princess of Wales, 44, swooned over 3-month-old Elena while greeting well-wishers in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on May 13, kicking off a trip focused on furthering her early childhood mission.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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“Faint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faint. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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