Synonyms of swooning

swooning

verb

present participle of swoon

as in fainting

to lose consciousness

easily swooned at the sight of blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming to
• reviving
• coming around
• coming round

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swooning

The closest Spain got to that was against Cape Verde, but even the most swooning sentimentalists will recognise that the minnows were pretty lucky in that one. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein's new Netflix rom-com will leave you swooning for more. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

The quilt’s washability is another factor that has shoppers swooning over it. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026

The Pirates of the Caribbean trousers the most stylish insiders are swooning over have captivated Hadid. — Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 31 May 2026

Opening wide, as the live-instrument electroclash fourpiece does, a morbidly sensual portal for dancing and spacing in and out and swooning and spinning is perhaps easier for Daisy than is closing it at gig’s end. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026

His earliest musical influences were the swooning Motown singers of the ‘50s and ‘60s, including Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026

Zoo Atlanta's newest resident will have all the cat lovers swooning. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026

Kendall Jenner’s ultra-cozy mountain retreat (in a top-secret location, per People) had fans swooning over its kitchen fireplace and the uncommon adult bunk bed room. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026