Synonyms of passing out

passing out

verb

present participle of pass out

as in fainting

to lose consciousness

I passed out from the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fainting
• keeling (over)
• blacking out
• collapsing
• conking (out)
• swooning
• breaking down
• zonking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming to
• coming around
• reviving
• coming round

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of passing out

North Bergen officials have been holding seminars and passing out fliers to let residents know about their rights if they're stopped by ICE, including the right to remain silent. — Christine Sloan, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Taxpayers who donate to an organization passing out the scholarships will receive a federal tax credit, a perk expected to further fuel the conservative school choice movement. — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Nussbaum and her colleagues began passing out leaflets at Boston subway and bus stops to women heading to their jobs at downtown office buildings. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Stephen Zangrillo may be gone 11 years, but his loyal customers still remember him as a fixture at the front door — always in a three-piece suit — greeting them and passing out lollipops to their children. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Before long, servers passing out menus began offering drinks to people waiting in line. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026

Steven Soderbergh gave her a story about passing out at Clooney’s 40th-birthday party, an embarrassing moment the star smoothed over with his trademark aplomb. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

That followed a similar incident on Saturday, when the midfielder left the field after passing out in almost identical fashion during another friendly, against RB Leipzig. — Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Even before the hearing was over Monday, Herz was passing out flyers urging voters to turn down the referendum. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026