lightheaded

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A form of light-headed — Dizzy or feeling faint, usually as a result of a drop in blood pressure to the brain; delirious.

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faintlightswooninglight-headedillsickairheadeddizzy
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Meanings

adjectivelightheaded (comparative more lightheaded, superlative most lightheaded)

comparative more lightheaded · superlative most lightheaded

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of light-headed.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveweak and likely to lose consciousness

Similar
faintlightswooninglight-headedillsick

adjectivelacking seriousness; given to frivolity

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airheadeddizzyempty-headedfeatherbrainedgiddylight-headedsillyfrivolous
Also see
airheadeddizzyempty-headedfaintgiddylightlight-headedsillyswooningwoozy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

headlighted
Cite this entry
APA

lightheaded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightheaded

MLA

“lightheaded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightheaded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lightheaded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightheaded.

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