Meaning & use
woozy
Feeling unsteady, dizzy, or slightly disoriented, often from illness, exhaustion, or medication.
See it in a sentence
She felt woozy after standing up too quickly from the couch.
The cold medicine left him woozy for most of the afternoon.
A note on using this word
Woozy is informal and describes a mild, temporary form of dizziness rather than a serious medical symptom.
Words with a similar meaning
dizzylightheaded
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Words with an opposite meaning
steadyclearheaded
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