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Detailed Synonyms for faint in English

faint:

to faint verb (faints, fainted, fainting)

  1. to faint
    to faint; to conk out; to have a fainting fit; to swoon
    • faint verb (faints, fainted, fainting)
    • conk out verb (conks out, conked out, conking out)
    • have a fainting fit verb (has a fainting fit, had a fainting fit, having a fainting fit)
    • swoon verb (swoons, swooned, swooning)
  2. to faint
    to swoon; to faint
    • swoon verb (swoons, swooned, swooning)
    • faint verb (faints, fainted, fainting)
  3. to faint
    – pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain 1
    to faint; to swoon; pass out; conk
    – pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain 1

Conjugations for faint:

present
  1. faint
  2. faint
  3. faints
  4. faint
  5. faint
  6. faint
simple past
  1. fainted
  2. fainted
  3. fainted
  4. fainted
  5. fainted
  6. fainted
present perfect
  1. have fainted
  2. have fainted
  3. has fainted
  4. have fainted
  5. have fainted
  6. have fainted
past continuous
  1. was fainting
  2. were fainting
  3. was fainting
  4. were fainting
  5. were fainting
  6. were fainting
future
  1. shall faint
  2. will faint
  3. will faint
  4. shall faint
  5. will faint
  6. will faint
continuous present
  1. am fainting
  2. are fainting
  3. is fainting
  4. are fainting
  5. are fainting
  6. are fainting
subjunctive
  1. be fainted
  2. be fainted
  3. be fainted
  4. be fainted
  5. be fainted
  6. be fainted
diverse
  1. faint!
  2. let's faint!
  3. fainted
  4. fainting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

faint adj

  1. faint
  2. faint
    faint
  3. faint
    vague; faint
  4. faint
  5. faint
  6. faint
    weak; feeble; frail; pale; sick; faint; wan
  7. faint
  8. faint
    dim; faint; shadowy
  9. faint
  10. faint
  11. faint
    – lacking conviction or boldness or courage 1
    faint; timid; faint-hearted; fainthearted
    – lacking conviction or boldness or courage 1
  12. faint
    – lacking clarity or distinctness 1
    faint; dim; vague; shadowy; wispy
    – lacking clarity or distinctness 1
    • faint adj
      • only a faint recollection1
    • dim adj
      • a dim figure in the distance1
    • vague adj
      • saw a vague outline of a building through the fog1
    • shadowy adj
      • shadowy figures in the gloom1
    • wispy adj
      • a few wispy memories of childhood1
  13. faint
    – indistinctly understood or felt or perceived 1
    faint
    – indistinctly understood or felt or perceived 1
    • faint adj
      • a faint clue to the origin of the mystery1
      • haven't the faintest idea1
  14. faint
    – deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc 1
    faint; weak
    – deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc 1
    • faint adj
      • a faint outline1
      • the wan sun cast faint shadows1
      • the faint light of a distant candle1
      • a faint hissing sound1
      • a faint aroma1
    • weak adj
      • weak colors1
      • a weak pulse1
  15. faint
    – lacking strength or vigor 1
    faint; feeble
    – lacking strength or vigor 1
    • faint adj
      • damning with faint praise1
      • faint resistance1
    • feeble adj
      • feeble efforts1
      • a feeble voice1
  16. faint
    – weak and likely to lose consciousness 1
    faint; light; light-headed; swooning; lightheaded
    – weak and likely to lose consciousness 1
    • faint adj
      • suddenly felt faint from the pain1
      • was sick and faint from hunger1
    • light adj
      • felt light in the head1
    • light-headed adj
      • light-headed with wine1
      • light-headed from lack of sleep1
    • swooning adj
      • a swooning fit1

faint [the ~] nomen

  1. the faint
    the faint; the swoon; the fainting-fit
  2. the faint
    – a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain 1
    the faint; the swoon; the syncope; the deliquium
    – a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain 1

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Related Definitions for "faint":

  1. lacking conviction or boldness or courage1
    • faint heart ne'er won fair lady1
  2. lacking clarity or distinctness1
    • only a faint recollection1
  3. indistinctly understood or felt or perceived1
    • a faint clue to the origin of the mystery1
    • haven't the faintest idea1
  4. deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc1
    • a faint outline1
    • the wan sun cast faint shadows1
    • the faint light of a distant candle1
    • a faint hissing sound1
    • a faint aroma1
  5. lacking strength or vigor1
    • damning with faint praise1
    • faint resistance1
  6. weak and likely to lose consciousness1
    • suddenly felt faint from the pain1
    • was sick and faint from hunger1
  7. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain1
  8. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain1

Related Synonyms for faint