1
as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
after wandering in the woods for hours, we had only a faint idea of where we were
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2
as in weak
lacking bodily strength
I was starting to feel a little faint after going so long without food
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as in daze
a temporary state of unconsciousness
shocking news can cause a person to fall into a faint
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as in to collapse
to lose consciousness
the kind of person who faints at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of faint
Addy Bink, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2025
What once was just a faint want had become a point of pride and passion.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
German chocolate cakes are known for being rich desserts, so this homemade chocolate cake recipe is not one for the faint of taste buds.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
But in October 2021, Turner was hospitalized for 11 days after fainting.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Our smartphones are better able to see some of the faint colors that may appear with the northern lights, giving you a chance to glimpse the aurora.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 23 Mar. 2025
What once was just a faint want had become a point of pride and passion.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
The struggle is real at times and definitely not for the faint at heart.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
German chocolate cakes are known for being rich desserts, so this homemade chocolate cake recipe is not one for the faint of taste buds.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
Verb
And apparently, somebody somewhere in Tallahassee looked at a page in Gray’s Anatomy and took to their fainting couch, so anatomically correct images may be barred too.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
But in October 2021, Turner was hospitalized for 11 days after fainting.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faint
Adjective
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Instead of vague goals, such as align with human values, researchers and developers can talk about specific contexts and roles for AI more clearly.—
Aidan Kierans,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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In fact, those professions grew because the accountant must also talk to clients, ask them questions, make judgement calls about sometimes vague tax code interpretations and execute numerous other judgements on a daily basis.—
Ismail Amla,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Dell Technologies’ balance sheet appears relatively weak.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Carbonaceous chondrites tend to be weaker and more crumbly than other meteorites, so these objects just don’t stand as much of a chance.—
Patrick M. Shober,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The game had barely started when Bentaleb abruptly stopped running, sat down and then collapsed on the ground.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Tommy walks through the burning town and finds Maria, collapsing into her on Main Street, which is littered with dead, human and infected both.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The reasons for her travels—whether to marry a man at her father’s behest or to undertake a pilgrimage to Rome—are hazy.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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As part of my initiation into beer society, Hoey gave me seven beers to try, ranging from a deep stout to a hoppy hazy India pale ale.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Right-hander Michael King toyed with Colorado’s feeble offense and pitched his first complete-game shutout.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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One feeble shift by the Freddy Gaudreau line led to the Flames countering and Sharangovich scoring on a deflection off a harmless-looking shot by Martin Pospisil.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Parham, a former Methodist married to a woman from a Quaker family, had come to Kansas from Iowa, after touring holiness camps and talking with global missionaries, some of whom told him about seeing recent converts slip into trances and speak in tongues.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Lady Gaga is in a trance from Lucy Dacus covering one of her Mayhem songs.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Now, everyone from high-schoolers to grandmas can swoon at his wife-guy sweetness.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Stocks swooned Thursday on fears President Donald Trump's triple-digit tariff on China would significantly damage the U.S. economy and corporate profits.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Gachot fills them with springtime blooms like garden tulips, cherry blossoms, poppies, daffodils, and pale pink ranunculus.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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The moisturizer itself is a creamy, dreamy texture with a pale pink color and subtle rose scent.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Faint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faint. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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