Thesaurus
swoon
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of SWOON
1
a state of mental confusion <she wandered about in a swoon for several days after receiving the tragic news>
Related Words reverie, stupor, trance; befuddlement, bewilderment, perplexity, puzzlement; delirium, malaise, paralysis; cloudiness, fogginess
Near Antonyms alertness, levelheadedness
2
a temporary state of unconsciousness <fell into a swoon at the sight of the handsome movie star>
3
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion <her boyfriend's proposal sent her into a joyous swoon>
Synonyms cloud nine, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, heaven, high, intoxication, paradise, rapture, rhapsody, seventh heaven, swoon, transport
Related Words exaltation; blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, delight, enchantment, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, pleasure; reverie, trance; inspiration; fervor, frenzy, madness, passion; cheer, cheerfulness, exuberance, gaiety (also gayety), glee, gleefulness, jubilance, jubilation, lightheartedness
Near Antonyms misery, sadness, unhappiness, woe, wretchedness; blues, dejection, desolation, despair, despondency, disconsolateness, disheartenment, dispiritedness, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, heartsickness, melancholy, mopes
Antonyms depression
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