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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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

When he was 19 years old, Hudson swooned for her after watching “Clueless,” the 1995 teen comedy that transformed Alicia Silverstone into an overnight sensation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Stocks swooned into the red, later clawing back some of that ground to finish the trading session mixed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Fans of "Girls Gone Bible" swooned in the comments on YouTube over Halili and Reitsma's professions of Christian humility.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

Annabel swooned at least once every chapter, sometimes twice.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland