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light-headed

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Synonyms and Antonyms of light-headed

1 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

Synonyms of light-headed

aswoon, dizzy, giddy, reeling, swimmy, vertiginous, whirling, woozy

Words Related to light-headed

addled, befuddled, confused, dazed, groggy

Near Antonyms of light-headed

2 lacking in seriousness or maturity

we couldn't concentrate on our work because we were feeling so light-headed

Synonyms of light-headed

birdbrained, ditzy (or ditsy), dizzy, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, futile, giddy, goofy, harebrained, light-minded, puerile, scatterbrained, silly, yeasty

Words Related to light-headed

fatuous, foolish, inane, nonsensical, thoughtless, witless

crazy, daffy, daft, fruity

exuberant, flippant, fluttery, giggly, happy, light, lighthearted, playful

sappy, shallow, superficial

Near Antonyms of light-headed

grave, melancholy, somber (or sombre), thoughtful

dignified, heavy, no-nonsense, sedate, severe, solemn, staid

Antonyms of light-headed

earnest, serious, serious-minded, sober, unfrivolous

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