Synonyms of fainted

fainted

verb

past tense of faint

as in collapsed

to lose consciousness

the kind of person who faints at the sight of blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• swooned
• passed out
• keeled (over)
• blacked out
• conked (out)
• broke down
• zonked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• came to
• revived
• came around
• came round

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fainted

If breathing hadn’t been so hard, someone would have fainted from the stench of the farmers’ perspiration. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel returned to practice on Tuesday, a week after the 19-year-old fainted on the team's flight back from Utah. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Allegations from workers included reports that employees at V&A East Storehouse, the institution’s newest museum, had fainted due to insufficient water breaks. — News Desk, Artforum, 27 Oct. 2026

The dispute includes allegations that workers at the museum’s newest location, V&A East Storehouse, had fainted due to insufficient hydration breaks. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Kindel, who fainted on the plane, could resume practicing early next week, according to general manager Kyle Dubas. — Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Szubanski, now 65, immediately fake-fainted and fell to the floor. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Maybe your friend has become dizzy, pale, or short of breath more often, or has fainted without a clear medical explanation. — Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

That is the night Vásquez was hit in the right ankle by a line drive and later fainted on his way to get X-Rays. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026