swooned

VERB

faint

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pass out

STRONG

collapse drop weaken

WEAK

be overcome become unconscious black out feel giddy feel lightheaded go out like a light keel over lose consciousness

Antonyms

STRONG

rise

Example Sentences

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The final seasons of that drama swooned into a creative tailspin that “House of the Dragon” couldn’t pull out of.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

Some traders have said the drop in bitcoin may be forcing some other selling in the traditional markets, which swooned this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

None of this was good news, but if investors were on board with the long-term prospects of the neocloud, the stock wouldn’t have swooned so hard.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

I’m not trying to rain on the parade of the millions of mini-Elphabas out there who swooned to see Cynthia Erivo sing about the difficulties of being green.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

He lay there motionless, for so long a time that Gimli wondered if he had swooned or fallen asleep again.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien