Synonyms of swoons

swoons 1 of 2

noun

plural of swoon

1

as in faints

a temporary state of unconsciousness

fell into a swoon after stepping off of the incredibly fast roller coaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faints
• trances
• dazes
• swims
• blackouts
• syncopes
• stupors
• sleeps
• insensibilities
• knockouts
• somnolences
• narcoses

2

as in ecstasies

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion

her boyfriend's proposal sent her into a joyous swoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ecstasies
• raptures
• delights
• joys
• rhapsodies
• frenzies
• heavens
• trances
• pleasures
• blisses
• transports
• elations
• intoxications
• highs
• seventh heaven
• glees
• cloud nine
• exhilarations
• euphorias
• exaltations
• paradises
• passions
• reveries
• felicities
• fervors
• exuberances
• cheers
• gaieties
• inspirations
• enchantments
• jubilations
• jubilances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depressions
• woes
• miseries
• dumps
• despairs
• blues
• glooms
• melancholies
• doldrums
• mopes
• dejections
• desolations
• despondencies
• disheartenments

swoons

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verb

present tense third-person singular of swoon

as in collapses

to lose consciousness

easily swooned at the sight of blood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faints
• collapses
• passes out
• keels (over)
• blacks out
• conks (out)
• breaks down
• zonks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comes to
• revives
• comes around
• comes round

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swoons

Noun

There would be periods of spectacular growth followed by horrendous swoons that would wipe out all of the gains. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026

Calm and good-natured, the 33-year-old swoons these days over his 8-month old daughter, trying to stay positive. — ABC News, 26 June 2026

Calm and good-natured, the 33-year-old swoons these days over his 8-month-old daughter, trying to stay positive. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

England always has flashy players heading into World Cup play, but the results haven't been there, and they've often been sent home in brutal fashion, offering a great parallel to the Mets' clockwork-like midsummer swoons and late-season meltdowns. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026

There’s a segment of the audience that practically swoons when good news befalls some of the cast at the end of the play. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026

Sitting at a baby grand piano, Mars prompted swoons with his delivery of the lyrics, his pure voice holding notes with the same muscularity as early in the show. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026

There have been swoons, yes — stretches where this team has looked its age on the ice. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026

Come for the fangs, stay for the swoons. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026

Verb

The governor positively swoons over all these residents. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026

Pasta lovers, meatball fans and everyone who swoons over pizza knows that the Charlotte area has great Italian restaurants at every turn. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026