vertiginous
The word “vertiginous” has 4 syllables: ver-ti-gi-nous
It's pronounced as /vɜːrˈtɪdʒ.ɪ.nəs/
What is synonym and antonym for vertiginous?
In the thesaurus, “vertiginous” has 20 synonyms and 3 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for vertiginous along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for vertiginous
- addled
- aswoon
- befuddled
- confused
- dazed
- dizzy
- faint
- giddy
- groggy
- light-headed
- reeling
- revolving
- rotating
- spinning
- swimmy
- turning
- unstable
- weak
- whirling
- woozy
Antonyms for vertiginous
- clearheaded
- stable
- steady
Meanings of vertiginous
- adjective
- Having an aspect of great depth, drawing the eye to look downwards.
- (pharmaceutical effect) Inducing a feeling of giddiness, vertigo, dizziness or of whirling.
- Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).
- Revolving; rotating; rotatory.
Example Sentences
- They climbed the vertiginous stairs to reach the top of the tower.
- The view from the cliff was so vertiginous that it made her dizzy.
- The mountain road had a vertiginous drop on one side.
- He suffered from a vertiginous sensation when looking down from the balcony.
- The hikers paused at the vertiginous edge to catch their breath.
On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vertiginous, such as: addled, aswoon, befuddled, clearheaded, confused, dazed, dizzy.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
dazzled
- absorbed
- addled
- affected
- agape
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- aroused
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- dizzy
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- enamored
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- flipped-out
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- in a dither
- in love with
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- intoxicated
- light
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- lost
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- transfixed
- transported
- uncertain
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- upset
- vertiginous
- weak in the knees
- weak-kneed
- whirling
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- woozy
fainting
- amazement
- anesthesia
- apathy
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- bewildering
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- blacking out
- breaking down
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- collapsing
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- confused
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- fast
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- inertia
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- insensibility
- knockout
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- lethargy
- lightheaded
- narcosis
- numbness
- passing out
- petrifaction
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- sopor
- speedy
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- suspended animation
- swift
- swimming
- swoon
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- torpor
- trance
- unsteady
- vertiginous
- woozy
qualmish
- ailing
- annoyed
- anxious
- bedridden
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- broken down
- captious
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- declining
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- dizzy
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- feverish
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- green
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- incurable
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- squeamish
- strait-laced
- suffering
- tottering
- troubled
- uncertain
- uncomfortable
- under medication
- under the weather
- uneasy
- unhealthy
- unsettled
- unwell
- upset
- vertiginous
- weak
- wobbly
- woozy
- worried