Meaning & use

dizzy

adjective·Everyday

Feeling unsteady, faint, or as if everything is spinning around.

See it in a sentence

She felt dizzy after standing up too quickly from the couch.

The spinning carnival ride left the children giggling and dizzy.

A note on using this word

Dizzy can also describe a bewildering pace or height, as in a dizzying rise to fame.

Words with a similar meaning

lightheadedgiddy

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Words with an opposite meaning

steady

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