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Synonyms & Antonyms for faint
Synonyms: Adjective
blear, bleary, blurry, dim, foggy, fuzzy, gauzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, pale, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague
Synonyms: Verb
black out, conk (out), keel (over), pass out, swoon
Synonyms: Noun
blackout, insensibility, knockout, swim, swoon, syncope
Antonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Verb
come around, come round, come to, revive
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Examples of faint in a Sentence
Adjective
We heard a faint noise. the faint glow of a distant light There was a faint smile on her lips. There's just a faint chance that the weather will improve by tomorrow. a faint reminder of their former greatness I'd better lie down; I feel faint. She felt faint from hunger.Verb
He always faints at the sight of blood. She almost fainted from the pain. She suffers from fainting spells.Noun
shocking news can cause a person to fall into a faint
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The faint hope came on a day in which Dorian seemed to get scarier with each forecast update. — Washington Post, "Dorian becomes a Category 4 monster powering toward Florida," 31 Aug. 2019 The faint hope of dodging Dorianâs fury came Friday, even as the storm ratcheted up from a menacing Category 3 hurricane to an even more dangerous Category 4. — Ellis Rua, BostonGlobe.com, "Fierce Category 4 Dorian strengthens en route to Bahamas," 31 Aug. 2019 The telescope enabled the researchers to capture the different wavelengths of light associated with the dips in its brightness -- even though the black hole compact object is 10,000 times dimmer than the faintest stars visible to the human eye. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Repeating outbursts of 40,000-degree wind discovered near black hole," 9 Aug. 2019 Trailing the Toronto Raptors 3-1 in the NBA Finals three years later, the Warriors need another Klay Game (or two, or three) to keep their faint hopes of a three-peat alive. — Matt Schneidman, The Mercury News, "Can Klay Thompson find that 2016 magic and keep the Warriors alive?," 7 June 2019 The memories are faint, but Stone Jr. still recalls sitting in club-level seats at the Oakland Coliseum and watching the tail end of his fatherâs pro career. — Theo Lawson, The Seattle Times, "Ron Stone Jr. or R.J.? He doesnât care what you call him, but he wants to make a name for himself at Washington State," 12 Apr. 2019 Many astronomers continued to suspect that there might be some very faint stars in the outskirts of galaxies that could account for a significant chunk of the missing matter. — Quanta Magazine, "A Short History of the Missing Universe," 19 Sep. 2018 This is a perfect time to search for the Milky Way along with faint constellations and deep-sky objects. — Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, "The Stars This Week: Aug. 25 - 31," 25 Aug. 2019 Seismographs are very sensitive and can detect earthquakes that occur very far away (along with other things that make the ground shake, such as volcanic eruptions or large explosions) that might be too faint for humans to feel. — Ben Finio, Scientific American, "Shaky Science: Build a Seismograph," 22 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Hudspeth kept goats as pets for the next four decades, owning as many as 16 at a time in varying breeds, including pygmies and fainting goats. — Kelly Kazek | [email protected], al, "The legendary Goat Manâs decades-long walk across Alabama," 27 Aug. 2019 During this time, Victorian women, who often fainted from wearing tight corsets, would rely on this particular style of sofa to recover. — Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, "Everything You Need to Know About a Fainting Couch," 23 Aug. 2019 The man fainted, yet protesters refused to give access to medics. — The Economist, "Is Hong Kong moving closer to the abyss that its leaders warn about?," 17 Aug. 2019 Several commuters on Parisâ Metro system â where trains on many older lines are not air-conditioned â fainted on Wednesday, prompting the authorities to issue warnings about public transportation and advise travelers to stay hydrated. — Iliana Magra, New York Times, "Europe Suffers Heat Wave of Dangerous, Record-High Temperatures," 24 July 2019 A