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
Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
After Friday, Mercury and Saturn will likely appear too faint and too low on the horizon for most people to see.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 27 Feb. 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
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Why Angelina Jolie almost fainted making the Maria Callas movie.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Some galaxies are too far away or too faint to be measured via this approximation technique, and the light from stars at a galaxy’s diffuse outskirts is easily overlooked.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
After Friday, Mercury and Saturn will likely appear too faint and too low on the horizon for most people to see.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 27 Feb. 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
Over a century later, high school cheerleaders are fainting enmasse.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Why Angelina Jolie almost fainted making the Maria Callas movie.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faint
Adjective
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Asking about frustrations in a broad, theoretical sense is too vague to elicit actionable insights.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The reference is vague and does not signal any specific American commitment to safeguarding Ukraine’s security.—
Andrew E. Kramer,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Salesforce shares fell in extended trading Wednesday on mixed quarterly results and weak guidance.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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There aren’t enough affordable ones and the charging infrastructure is weak.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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More often, husbands or wives or children collapse in tears when the cremains are found.—
David Wharton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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In 2021, more than 200 people died after part of a glacier collapsed in Uttarakhand, carrying a deadly mixture of ice, rock and water that tore through a mountain gorge and crashed through a dam.—
Kathleen Magramo and Esha Mitra,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This is a relaxed, easygoing day; however, communications are a bit hazy and could be easily misunderstood.—
Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2025
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From that point on, her memory is hazy, according to the suit.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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When experienced all at once, these features can further shake an emerging adult’s already feeble sense of stability.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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But the currency is still weak and spending still feeble, prompting fresh debate about what actions the country’s central bank should take.—
River Akira Davis,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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From its beginnings in the early 1990s, K-pop was heavily influenced by rap and hip-hop, and aespa’s takes those origins and adds some dance and trance sounds to it.—
Sara Murphy,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2025
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The album itself is a rip-stop tour through club sonics: techno and banging drum and bass, serotonin-spiking trance, and garage.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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On the hook, frontman Grian Chatten laces his sonorous baritone over a swooning crash of guitars.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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Fans swooned over their relationship in the comment section.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The 31-year-old pop superstar, nominated for Best Supporting Actress, arrived in a pale pink Schiaparelli ball gown covered in 190,000 sequins and rhinestones.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Nitrogen deficiency appears as stunted plant growth and pale green or yellow leaves.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Faint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faint. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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