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

Their children, meanwhile, were euphoric about this ghoulish interruption to their day, although some experienced nausea, and the theater kids, who felt things deeply, wept and fainted, or did their best to faint. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Allegedly, so many cinema-goers vomited and fainted during the initial screenings of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) that theatre staff had to hand out smelling salts. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Another incident involving someone who was unconscious or had fainted was logged nine minutes later. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 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

That moniker became a little more appropriate last week, when Jenkins rescued a young fan who fainted during the national anthem at CHS Field. — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026

The Great American State Fair was postponed Saturday after multiple people reportedly fainted the day before, forcing thousands of visitors to pivot during celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Ednar Dayanghirang, director of the Office of Civil Defense in a nearby southern region, said more than 100 students attending morning flag-raising ceremonies sustained bruises and some fainted in panic at different elementary and high schools. — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026