Definitions

lightheaded

[lahyt-hed-id] / ˈlaɪtˈhɛd ɪd /

ADJECTIVE

silly

Synonyms

WEAK

bird-brained changeable delirious dizzy empty-headed faint featherbrained fickle flighty flippant foolish frivolous gaga giddy harebrained hazy inane light-headed punchy reeling rocky scatterbrained shallow superficial swimming swimmy tired trifling vertiginous whirling woozy

Antonyms

WEAK

gloomy miserable

Example Sentences

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lightheaded

Sometimes the baths are so hot and I’m in them for such a long time, I do get lightheaded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Certainly not lightheaded, or with his empty belly growling from hunger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025

Some also reported their heartracing and feeling lightheaded.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025

People can also feel lightheaded or faint during removal.

From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2024

I stumble down the fire escape, lightheaded, unsteady.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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