keeled (over)

verb

past tense of keel (over)
as in fainted
to lose consciousness I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeled (over)
  1. fainted
  2. passed out
  3. collapsed
  4. blacked out
Verb
  • 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
Definition of fainted
Verb
  • Along the course, from start to finish, volunteers passed out thousands of gallons of water.
    — Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
  • The next scene fast-forwards to the present, where Gigi is passed out in a bed in Hollis’s house after a bender.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of passed out
Verb
  • Emergency authorities said 190 buildings collapsed completely and another 856 sustained significant damage.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Once known best for her #MomTok dances, the 33-year-old Brigham Young University fine arts graduate and mother of three in 2025 successfully collapsed the boundary between creator culture and traditional entertainment.
    — Emma Barker Bonomo, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Three pages of the 11-page sentencing submission filing by prosecutors are blacked out.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of blacked out
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“Keeled (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeled%20%28over%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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