VERTIGINOUS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

vertiginous

adjective

(ˌ)vər-ˈti-jə-nəs

Definition of vertiginous

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 The following season, Newcastle came third in the Premier League and Andy Cole scored 41 goals, a miraculous rise by the standards of most clubs and vertiginous for Newcastle. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026 There are vertiginous views in Dubai and calm desert minimalism in Utah, where villas are sculpted into otherworldly canyons. — Mark David, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 The tour descended down a vertiginous circular staircase to the ground floor, which featured a marble dance floor, three marble fireplaces, an indoor koi pond (empty), a game room, and two large bars set within fourteen paces of each other, give or take. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 What’s the precedent for such a vertiginous ramp in just 12 months? — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for vertiginous

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With the film set to go into production in fall 2027 in Alberta, Canada, and Switzerland, Meier is giddy about the prospect of painting on a broader canvas than ever before.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
The attendees were hip, all ages, and slightly giddy, ready to have whales blow their minds.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of giddy

Adjective

What that film didn’t foretell was the Pakistani-American director’s fluent command of dizzy action setpieces.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Several other instances of illness linked to the MBG program have cropped up, including a group of 15 elementary schoolers and a school principal who became nauseous and dizzy after a meal in the Aceh province’s Bener Meriah regency, per the AP.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of dizzy

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