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

Bailey and Hedges should be giddy about programming PitchCom to account for everything their new battery mate can toss their way.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Most appealing of all are those moments at which McLoughlin turns into an eager chatelaine, not so much dropping names as introducing them to one another, in the hope of a giddy intellectual chemistry.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of giddy

Adjective

Every season of Strange New Worlds has featured at least one episode that emphasizes Star Trek’s silly side (and this may not be the last such outing in season four).

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
The silly yellow fruit that became a part of their culture was freighted, from the start, with suggestive meaning.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of silly

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

However, year after year, predicting Preller’s midsummer machinations has proved a largely futile endeavor.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Now an Oda envoy and renowned strategist named Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda) has come to Murashige’s fortress to convince him that resistance is futile.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026