as in giddy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
a 3-D effect that is likely to leave some audience members feeling vertiginous
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Recent Examples of vertiginous
Night begins with a brand-new two-door 1967 Pontiac LeMans crawling on vertiginous Franklin Road outside Evans City, Pennsylvania, before making a hairpin turn up a steep, slender dirt road that leads into the famous cemetery.
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Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
As the match officials made their way off the pitch, Guardiola was planting a kiss on the cheek of his goalkeeper, James Trafford, and waving, almost dewy-eyed, towards the City fans in the most vertiginous parts of St James’ Park.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Accessibility Despite the villa’s vertiginous surroundings, the elevators connecting the reception and the main villa ensure wheelchair access to the rooms.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2026
Her posthumous album with Nomad War Machine is a celebration of the vertiginous possibility of life, and a capstone on a career that took none of it for granted.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
As the match officials made their way off the pitch, Guardiola was planting a kiss on the cheek of his goalkeeper, James Trafford, and waving, almost dewy-eyed, towards the City fans in the most vertiginous parts of St James’ Park.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Accessibility Despite the villa’s vertiginous surroundings, the elevators connecting the reception and the main villa ensure wheelchair access to the rooms.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2026
Her posthumous album with Nomad War Machine is a celebration of the vertiginous possibility of life, and a capstone on a career that took none of it for granted.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertiginous
Adjective
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But many people on the right were giddy.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Afterward, thousands of giddy fans thronged the malecón, Havana’s seaside promenade, laughing and drinking rum.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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By applying lower‑body compression, the garment helps counteract a common condition called orthostatic intolerance that causes astronauts to faint or feel dizzy following an extended mission in microgravity.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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The caller hit their head and felt dizzy.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The magnetar was initially surrounded by a whirling disk of matter, funneling from its inner edge onto the stellar remnant.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The wooziest moments sacrifice Robyn’s easy-listening appeal for the sake of surprise.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Few rappers kicked off the 2010s with more buzz than A$AP Rocky, who along with his A$AP Mob collective swept through New York and eventually the whole country with his easy swagger, woozy beats and electric rhymes.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Vertiginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertiginous. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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