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
Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
Hill's faint whistling can be heard in the background, hinting that the time loop may be far from broken, and Hill may not be gone after all.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 30 July 2025
Michael Cox, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
More From The Post Man faints while driving 70 mph on highway.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
TikTok reactions to the patently insane things Tyra Banks said and did — including casual body-shaming, screaming her head off at a contestant, and pretending to faint during a taping — regularly go viral.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 9 July 2025
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Adjective
The image is faint, though, and even the study authors note that further observations are needed to confirm the discovery.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
Hill's faint whistling can be heard in the background, hinting that the time loop may be far from broken, and Hill may not be gone after all.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 30 July 2025
Noun
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
More From The Post Man faints while driving 70 mph on highway.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Verb
Children fainting during assembly early in the morning.
—Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
TikTok reactions to the patently insane things Tyra Banks said and did — including casual body-shaming, screaming her head off at a contestant, and pretending to faint during a taping — regularly go viral.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faint
Adjective
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The law is vague and broad and included no room for considering the literary merit of the work, and so the result was a wave of book bans across the state.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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My ideas around him were vague and uninformed, mostly of the stiff host tolerating the younger acts.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And if tariffs only cause a one-time jump in prices, weaker purchasing power could slow the economy.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Low interest rates tend to make the yen weaker against the dollar, giving Japanese exporters a cost advantage in overseas sales.—
Matt Ott,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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But don’t be fooled by the red planet’s Venusian trance.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The concept explores how dreamers fall into cycles of sleepless obsession, chasing the figure across dreams in an endless trance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 July 2025
Verb
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People try to avoid going out after dark, and in a city where everything is touched by narco dollars, the economy is collapsing.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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When Adobe’s $20 billion deal for smaller, scrappier rival Figma collapsed in 2023 under global antitrust scrutiny, investors set to reap billions complained loudly about Biden’s enforcers.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The near-surface smoke could dissipate by then, while the sky might still be hazy.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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That memory was hazy, half-lost–until a family photo album resurfaced decades later.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But Morgan Stanley suggested the feeble job gains of the past three months would spur the Fed to act in September despite stable unemployment.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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But that looks feeble next to Bitcoin, which made new record highs yesterday, cresting over $122,000 per coin.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
15 July 2025
Verb
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It's been 21 years, but Chad Michael Murray is still head over heels for Hilary Duff, his costar in the swooning teen romance.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Last year, amid the company’s swooning stock price and asset write-downs, Zaslav was awarded $51 million in compensation.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Beneath the bone, the pale, smooth tube of spinal cord is exposed.—
Sophia Li,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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Signs your plants need attention include pale foliage, spindly new growth, and fewer new flowers.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Faint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faint. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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