Antonyms for dizzy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : diz-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪz i |
Definition of dizzy
Origin :- Old English dysig "foolish, stupid," from Proto-Germanic *dusijaz (cf. Low German düsig "dizzy," Dutch duizelen "to be dizzy," Old High German dusig "foolish," German Tor "fool," Old English dwæs, Dutch dwaas "foolish"), perhaps from PIE *dheu- (1) "dust, vapor, smoke; to rise in a cloud" (and related notions of "defective perception or wits").
- Meaning "having a whirling sensation" is from mid-14c.; that of "giddy" is from c.1500 and seems to merge the two earlier meanings. Used of the "foolish virgins" in early translations of Matthew xxv; used especially of blondes since 1870s. Related: Dizzily.
- adj light-headed, confused
- adj flighty, scatterbrained
- For as he tried to sit up, he fell back sick and dizzy on the bed.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Harriet's climbing was not so rapid as to make her dizzy; but business was coming.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- My head is so dizzy, and my eyes so——What do you think, sir?
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- "Hardly," replied Christian, gazing upwards at the dizzy height.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- The tremendous shaking had made her dizzy, and she lost her memory for some days.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- She was dizzy and had to put her hand on the rock to steady herself.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- I—I feel like a dizzy creature standing at the edge of a precipice.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Dizzy from his rapid glide downwards, Juve raised his lantern.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- Gervaise, dizzy, her heart full, pressed her handkerchief to her lips.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- He tried to stand, but his head swam and he became so dizzy that he feared to fall.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
Synonyms for dizzy
- addled
- befuddled
- bemused
- bewildered
- blind
- blinded
- capricious
- changeable
- crazy
- dazed
- dazzled
- distracted
- disturbed
- dumb
- dumbfounded
- empty-headed
- faint
- fatuous
- feather-brained
- fickle
- foolish
- frivolous
- gaga
- giddy
- groggy
- harebrained
- hazy
- heady
- inane
- light
- light-headed
- muddled
- off balance
- out of control
- punch-drunk
- punchy
- puzzled
- reeling
- shaky
- silly
- skittish
- slap-happy
- staggered
- staggering
- swimming
- tipsy
- unstable
- unsteady
- upset
- vertiginous
- weak in the knees
- weak-kneed
- whirling
- wobbly
- woozy
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