SWOONS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word swoons. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SWOONS
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| collapses | verbv | |||||
noun • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion • a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) verb • break down, literally or metaphorically • collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack • fold or close up • fall apart • cause to burst • suffer a nervous breakdown • lose significance, effectiveness, or value | ||||||
| faints | verbv | |||||
noun • a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain adjective satellite • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • lacking clarity or distinctness • lacking strength or vigor • weak and likely to lose consciousness • indistinctly understood or felt or perceived • lacking conviction or boldness or courage verb • pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain | ||||||
| swoops | verbv | |||||
noun • (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale • a very rapid raid • a swift descent through the air verb • move down on as if in an attack • move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc • seize or catch with a swooping motion | ||||||
| faint | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain adjective satellite • deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc • lacking clarity or distinctness • lacking strength or vigor • weak and likely to lose consciousness • indistinctly understood or felt or perceived • lacking conviction or boldness or courage verb • pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain | ||||||
| pass out | verbv | |||||
verb • pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain • give to several people • lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example | ||||||
| black out | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • darken completely • suppress by censorship as for political reasons • lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example | ||||||
| conk | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • informal term for the nose verb • come to a stop • hit, especially on the head • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life • pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain | ||||||
| deliquium | nounn | |||||
noun • a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | ||||||
| syncope | nounn | |||||
noun • a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain • (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') | ||||||