light-headed

ADJECTIVE

silly; feeling faint

Synonyms

WEAK

changeable delirious dizzy empty featherbrained fickle flighty flippant foolish frivolous gaga giddy harebrained hazy punchy reeling rocky scatterbrained shallow superficial swimming swimmy tired trifling vertiginous whirling woozy

Antonyms

WEAK

OK healthy sober

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"It's going to take me a little while before I'm up to stage performance level," she said, adding that medicines she's taking were making her light-headed and woozy.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Symptoms can include a racing heartbeat; feeling faint, dizzy or light-headed; feeling very hot or very cold; sweating, trembling or shaking; feeling sick; chest and stomach pain; and struggling to breathe and shaking legs.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

It’s also dangerous to perform the Wim Hof method near water because it can make you feel light-headed or faint.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2024

You may feel dizzy or light-headed, have a headache and have a dry mouth, lips or eyes.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2023

As much as Rowan tried to control his emotions, his breath came out uneasily and he felt light-headed.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

light-headed

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