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
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
From Private Memory to Public Participation When Niépce captured his rooftop, the photograph was slow, private, and faint.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 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
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
When police showed up at the door with flashlights, his mom fainted.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
That knowledge lingers beneath the comedy — Only Murders, perhaps more than any other contemporary murder-mystery series, revels in existential philosophizing — and lends the series a faint, moving ache.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
From Private Memory to Public Participation When Niépce captured his rooftop, the photograph was slow, private, and faint.
—Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 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
Some may also hyperventilate, which can lead to fainting as well.
—Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
When police showed up at the door with flashlights, his mom fainted.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faint
Adjective
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Allowing the President to unlawfully remove Governor Cook on unsubstantiated and vague allegations would endanger the stability of our financial system and undermine the rule of law.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But many of the recommendations were vague or lacked the teeth some experts hoped to see from a document MAHA allies for months had said would dramatically transform the health of Americans.—
Will McDuffie,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The ultrarich formula uses amino acids to reinforce weak strands, glycerin to hydrate and soften, silicones to smooth the cuticle, and coconut oil to add more moisture and shine.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wendy slips into a trance state and begins to channel Lizzo.—
Allison P. Davis,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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John whistles an old tune, a fragile attempt to break her trance.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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By this time, the Soviet Union had collapsed, leading Manuylov to start a business in the candy trade.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Luckily, the airport had a failsafe in the form of a ground material designed to collapse under the plane's weight and stop it in its tracks.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Granted, people’s memories can get a little hazy at times, but here’s an unscientific sample of what some other metro music fans hold dearest about Memorial Hall.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Keeping the tradition alive Every year on a hazy summer evening, Hoosiers gather at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Linton to learn the ropes.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Brad Ingelsby’s follow-up to the much-beloved Mare of Easttown switches focus from steely women to feeble men.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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The feeble report all but confirms a Fed interest rate cut later this month and raises at least the possibility of a half point – rather than a typical quarter point - reduction, Saunders said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 19-year-old pledge at Pennsylvania State University died in 2017 after twice falling down the stairs of the Beta Theta Pi house in a drunken daze.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
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When Lorenzo Charles plucked an air ball from the sky and slammed home a game-winning dunk, Valvano ran around the court in a daze, looking for someone to hug.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Though 28 years apart, the scenes convey two boys in love that are on the precipice of confessing — and acting on — said passion, which is very much down to Briney and DiCaprio's ability to really make their viewers swoon.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Old World opulence of Paris and the legendary Five-Star hotel would have viewers swooning.—
Spencer Whaley,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Faint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faint. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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