Faint

/feɪnt/

Synonyms for "faint" (424 found)

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Closest matches (85)

Adjective(9 words)

dim feeble timid weak afraid cowardlydiluted sampledimmestdistant memory

abulic achromatic achromic afraid ailing anemic ashen ashy asthenic bad balmybarely audiblebelow parblack outblackout bland blear bleared blearybled white

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bloodless blow blurred blurry breakbreak downburn outcadaverous catalepsy catatonia catatonycave inchicken chloranemic cold collapse colorless comacome apartcome unstuckconfusedconk outcowardlycrack upcrap outcritically illcrumble dark deaddeadly paledeathly paledebilitated decline decrescendo delicate dim dimmed dingy discolored disintegrate distant dizziness dizzy

Noun(9 words)

apoplexies blackoutscollapse of civilizationcollapses deliquiumdilute dyedilute juicedim lightdimming

Verb(4 words)

collapse suddenlyconk dilutedilute ink

Strong matches (127)

down dreamy droop drooping droopy drop dull dusty effete enervated enfeebled etiolated exsanguinated exsanguine exsanguineous fade faded fagged fail faint-voiced

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fainthearted fainting faintishfall senselessfallow faltering fatigue fatigued feeble feeblemindedfeeling awfulfeeling faintfeeling something terriblefilmyfizzle outflabby flaccid flag flagging flat flickering floppy foggy footsore frail frazzled fuzzy gasp gentleget tiredghastly giddygive outgive waygo downhillgo softgo to piecesgonegood and tiredgraygray outgrayout grey groggygrow wearygutless haggard half-heard half-seen half-visible hazy helplesshit the skidshueless hushed hypochromic ill ill-defined imbecile imperceptible impotentin a bad wayin dangerinaudible inconspicuous indefinite indiscernible indisposed indistinct indistinguishable infirm invertebrate jade jaded kayokeel overknockout ko lacklusterlaid lowlanguid languish languorous leaden lenient light-headed limber limp

Adjective(12 words)

dwindleerased markfaint-hearted fainthearted frail headyindistinct soundinvisible featurelight light-headed lightest lightheaded

Noun(4 words)

faint with fearkeel keeling keels

Verb(3 words)

ghosted glimpsed keeled

Related words (212)

lipothymia lipothymy listless livid lowlow profilelow-profile lurid lusterless lustless marrowless mat mealymerely glimpsedmild mistymortally illmuddy muffled murmured

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muted muzzy nebulous nerveless neutral nirvananirvana principlenot quite rightnothingness oblivion obliviousness obscureoff coloroff-colorout of focusout of sortsoutside palepale as deathpale-faced pallid pant passpass outpastypeg outpeter outpianissimo piano pine pithlessplay outpliablepoop outpooped powerless puffpuff and blowqueerready to droprocky rubberyrun downrun outrun raggedrun-down sagging sallow saplessscarcely heardseedy semiconsciousness semivisible senselessness shadowy sicksick unto deathsickish sickly sinewless sink slack sleep slight small smooth soft soft-sounding soft-voiced spineless stifled strengthless stupor subaudible subdued succumb swim swoon syncopetaken illtallow-faced tepid thin tire tired tired-winged toilworn toneless uncertain unclear uncolored unconsciousness undefinedunder the weatherundetermined unhardened unnerved unplain unrecognizable unrefreshed unrestored unsteady unstrung unwell vague vertiginous vertigo wanwashed outwashed-out wavering waxen way-weary wayworn weakweak kneedweak mindedweak-kneed weak-minded weak-voiced weak-willed weaken weakened weaklywear awaywear thinwearied weariful weary weary-footed weary-laden weary-winged weary-worn wheeze whey-faced whispered white wilt wilting woozy worn worn-down yield

Noun(11 words)

lose consciousnesslow concentrationlow glowmalaboobscure the issuesamar swoon swoons syncopeunconscious beingwhiffing

Adjective(32 words)

low intensitymeagerminor colorpale tintpass outpuniestrapid collapseremote shadowy slightslight influenceslimsmall alterationsmudgiest subtlesubtle floral patternsubtle makeupswoon swooningthin rubber band

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threadytrace amountsunclear vowelsvaguevague descriptionvague termswatery argumentwatery sauceweak degreeweaken wispy wooziest

Verb(5 words)

pass outqueal swoon swooned wafted

Adjective(1 words)

quiet

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

10 entries

black outdecreaseloss of consciousnesspass outperceptionpersonality traitphysical conditionpossibility unconsciousnesszonk out

More specific

13 entries

collapsecowardly actdim fadefaint glowfaint odorfainting spellfeeble personfrail bodyremote possibilityslim chancesyncopetimid child

Collocations

8 entries

faint chancefaint glowfaint heartbeatfaint hopefaint lightfaint odorfaint smellfaint sound

Inflections

5 entries

fainted fainter faintest fainting faints

Derivations

4 entries

fainter faintest faintly faintness

similar

7 entries

cowardly fearful ill indistinct perceptible sick weak

Translations

58 translations across 22 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

неотчетлив adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
неясен adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Catalan

2 entries

feble adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
tènue adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Czech

4 entries

chabý adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)
nepřesvědčivý adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)
slabý adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
sotva patrný adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Dutch

2 entries

zwak adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
zwak adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)

Finnish

3 entries

heikko adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
hämärä adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
vaimea adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

French

2 entries

faible adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
faible adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)

German

2 entries

unentschlossen adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
unsicher adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Greek

1 entries

αχνός adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Hebrew

1 entries

כהה adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Hindi

2 entries

फीका adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
फीका adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)

Icelandic

1 entries

daufur adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Italian

4 entries

debole adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
debole adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)
incerto adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
indistinto adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Japanese

3 entries

かすか adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
弱々しい adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)
淡い adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Korean

2 entries

가냘프다 adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)
흐릿하다 adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Māori

4 entries

hīrea adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
makaro adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
muhani adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
tōriki adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Occitan

2 entries

feble adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
flac adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Portuguese

2 entries

tênue adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
tênue adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)

Romanian

3 entries

estompat adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
slab adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
slab adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)

Russian

2 entries

вя́лый adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)
ту́склый adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Spanish

4 entries

apagado adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
apocado adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)
lánguido adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)
mortecino adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Swedish

2 entries

svag adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)
svag adj (performed in a weak or feeble manner)

Ukrainian

1 entries

тьмя́ний adj (lacking distinctness, hardly perceptible)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The sound of shouting grew faint.

Source: tatoeba (19238)

I suddenly stood up and felt faint and light-headed.

Source: tatoeba (19616)

I think I'm going to faint.

Source: tatoeba (20307)

Faint heart never won fair lady.

Source: tatoeba (20383)

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