Giddy

//ˈɡɪd.i//

Synonyms for "giddy" (212 found)

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Closest matches (43)

Strong matches (63)

Related words (106)

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Translations

132 translations across 35 languages.

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Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • σκοτοδινιῶν adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • σκοτωματικός adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)
  • ἰλιγγιῶν adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • вятърничав adj (unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive)
  • главозамайващ adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)
  • замаян adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • зашеметен adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Burmese

1 entries
  • မူး adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Catalan

2 entries
  • marejador adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)
  • marejat adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 䵴 /𫜙 adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • 輕 /轻 adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)

Czech

4 entries
  • mající závrať adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • radostí bez sebe adj (joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness)
  • v euforii adj (joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness)
  • dostat závrať verb (to become dizzy or unsteady)

Dutch

4 entries
  • duizelig adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • duizelingwekkend adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)
  • lichtzinnig adj (unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive)
  • onbezonnen adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ailahtelevainen adj (unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive)
  • alkaa huimata adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • huimaava adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)
  • iloinen adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)

French

3 entries
  • étourdi adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • étourdi adj (unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive)
  • étourdissant adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)

Georgian

4 entries
  • არასერიოზული adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • დაუფიქრებელი adj (unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive)
  • თავბრუდამხვევი adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • თავბრუდამხვევი adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)

German

4 entries
  • aufgedreht adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • ausgelassen adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • außer sich vor Freude adj (joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness)
  • flatterhaft adj (unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive)

Greek

4 entries
  • ζαβλακομένος adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • ζαλισμένος adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • ζαλιστικός adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)
  • ιλιγγιώδης adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)

Haitian Creole

2 entries
  • toudi adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • tèt vire adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • kerge adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • kerge adj (of an animal, chiefly a sheep: affected by gid)
  • szédületes adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)

Irish

4 entries
  • aerach adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • aertha adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • alluaiceach adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • baoth adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)

Italian

1 entries
  • vertiginoso adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)

Japanese

1 entries
  • adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Korean

1 entries
  • 어지럽다 verb (to become dizzy or unsteady)

Lower Sorbian

2 entries
  • zawity adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • zwity adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • хөнгөн adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • ᠬᠥᠩᠭᠡᠨ adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)

Māori

4 entries
  • aniroro adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • kehu adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • pōānini adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • pōātinitini adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Norman

1 entries
  • êtourdi adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • lettsindig adj (unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive)
  • svimmel adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • ør adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Old Armenian

1 entries
  • պակնում verb (to become dizzy or unsteady)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • سرسم adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • dieslich adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • tonto adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • vertiginoso adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)
  • vortiginoso adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)

Romanian

2 entries
  • amețit adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • amețitor adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)

Russian

2 entries
  • головокружи́тельный adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)
  • непостоя́нный adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • eu-cèillidh adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • faoin adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)

Spanish

4 entries
  • bobamente alegre adj (joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness)
  • embobado adj (joyfully elated; overcome with excitement or happiness)
  • frívolo adj (unable to concentrate or think seriously; easily excited — see also impulsive)
  • frívolo adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)

Swedish

4 entries
  • förnöjd adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • lycklig adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • själaglad adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)
  • svindlande adj (causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness)

Thai

1 entries
  • เวียนหัว adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Turkish

1 entries
  • sersem adj (lightheartedly silly — see also frivolous)

Welsh

4 entries
  • chwil adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • penfeddw adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • pensyfrdan adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)
  • penysgafn adj (feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down — see also dizzy)

Sample sentences

56 total sentences available.

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My head still felt giddy.

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Deserting his family must have made the old bastard giddy with joy.

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She was young handsome vain and giddy and completely the slave of fashion.

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Tom is as giddy as a schoolgirl.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.