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fainted

VERB

lose consciousness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

black out keel over pass out succumb swoon

STRONG

collapse drop fade fail fall flicker languish weaken

WEAK

be overcome become unconscious go out like light

Antonyms

STRONG

ascend improve reach rise strengthen win

Example Sentences

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The Austrian-born film star said he could not speak English at the time and "nearly fainted" when he was asked to address the crowd at a bodybuilding event.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

At 9 a.m., while we were still on the bus, I fainted and hit my head.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez rushed to help a ball girl who fainted during the qualifier's surprise first-round victory over Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Australian Open.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Soon afterward, Gastfriend wrote, he must have fainted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

“You never knelt down and prayed—you fainted clean away,” said the old man’s woodpecker dæmon from the workbench.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman