LIGHT-HEADED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

light-headed

adjective

ˈlīt-ˌhe-dəd

Definition of light-headed

as in dizzy

having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down I always get light-headed after riding roller coasters, even when I'm standing still again

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as in goofy

lacking in seriousness or maturity we couldn't concentrate on our work because we were feeling so light-headed

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Recent Examples of light-headed Fetterman experienced a stroke during his campaign for the Senate in 2022, and was also hospitalized in 2023 for feeling lightheaded. — CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025 In February of that year, he was hospitalized after feeling light-headed during a Senate retreat. — Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 16 Nov. 2025 Trump said the gentleman was feeling lightheaded but is OK now. — Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025 Feeling light-headed or fainting are important warning signs that the blood pressure is dangerously low. — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for light-headed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for light-headed

Adjective

If someone becomes dizzy, weak, intensely thirsty, nauseated, confused or unusually tired, move them to a cooler place or go to the hospital.

— Destenie Nock, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Anyone who becomes dizzy or has trouble breathing while wearing a respirator should move to cleaner air and remove the mask.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of dizzy

Adjective

But this woozy debut feature doesn’t rely on its audience being turned on by the relationship between a nubile caretaker and her dementia-addled patient.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
Parsons’ feature debut builds a woozy, minimalist mythology out of his shorts.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026

Definition of woozy

Adjective

The group spent six futile months trying to prompt various artificial intelligence chatbots using Birman’s approach.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Here, though, the entire enterprise is vile, and futile, and irredeemable, made worse by the self-delusion of the people who pursue it.

— Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026