ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Dizzy', Synonyms of 'Dizzy' & More on 'Dizzy'

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

addle, addlebrained, addled, addleheaded, addlepated, adrift, afloat, alternating, amorphous, apish, asinine, babbling, ball up, batty, beery, befooled, befuddle, befuddled, beguiled, bemused, besotted, bewilder, bewildered, blear-witted, blind drunk, brainless, buffoonish, capricious, cause vertigo, changeable, changeful, cockeyed, confounded, confused, crapulent, crapulous, crazy, credulous, daffy, daft, dazed, dazzled, delirious, desultory, deviable, distracted, doting, drenched, drunk, drunken, dumb, eccentric, empty-headed, erratic, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, faint, far-gone, fast and loose, fatuitous, fatuous, featherbrained, featherheaded, fickle, fitful, flaky, flickering, flighty, flitting, fluctuating, fluster, flustered, fluttery, foggy, fond, fool, foolheaded, foolish, fou, freakish, frivolous, fuddle, fuddlebrained, fuddled, full, futile, gaga, gay, giddy, giddy-brained, giddy-headed, giddy-pated, giddy-witted, glorious, goofy, gulled, happy, harebrain, harebrained, idiotic, imbecile, immoderate, impetuous, impulsive, in liquor, inane, incoherent, inconsistent, inconstant, indecisive, inebriate, inebriated, inebrious, inept, infatuated, infirm, inordinate, insane, intoxicate, intoxicated, irregular, irresolute, irresponsible, jolly, kooky, light, light-headed, lightheaded, loony, mad, maudlin, mazy, mellow, mercurial, merry, mix up, moody, moronic, muddle, muddled, muddleheaded, muddybrained, muzzy, nappy, nutty, off, puzzled, puzzleheaded, rambling, ranting, rattlebrained, rattleheaded, rattlepated, raving, reeling, restless, roving, sappy, scatterbrained, scramblebrained, screwy, senseless, sentimental, shapeless, shatterbrained, shifting, shifty, shikker, shuffling, silly, skittish, sodden, sotted, spasmodic, spineless, stupid, swimming, swirl the senses, thoughtless, throw off, tiddly, tipsy, tottering, towering, turned around, unaccountable, uncertain, unconscionable, uncontrolled, undependable, under the influence, undisciplined, undue, unfixed, unmeasurable, unpredictable, unreliable, unrestrained, unsettled, unstable, unstable as water, unstaid, unsteadfast, unsteady, vacillating, vagrant, variable, vertiginous, vicissitudinary, vicissitudinous, volatile, wacky, wandering, wanton, wavering, wavery, wavy, wayward, wet, whimsical, whirl the mind, whirling, wishy-washy, witless, woozy

Dictionary Results for dizzy:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

dizzy
    adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to
           falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a
           headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling
           woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up
           the face of the cliff" [syn: dizzy, giddy, woozy,
           vertiginous]
    2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde";
       "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: airheaded,
       dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-
       headed, lightheaded, silly]
    v 1: make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dizzy \Diz"zy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dizzied; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Dizzying.]
   To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse.
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         If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy
         understanding.                           --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dizzy \Diz"zy\ (d[i^]z"z[y^]), a. [Compar. Dizzier
   (d[i^]z"z[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Dizziest.] [OE. dusi, disi,
   desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d["u]sig dizzy, OD.
   deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be
   dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig,
   dizzy, Dan. d["o]sig drowsy, slepy, d["o]se to make dull,
   drowsy, d["o]s dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw[=ae]s
   foolish, G. thor fool. [root]71. Cf. Daze, Doze.]
   1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a
      tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused;
      indistinct.
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            Alas! his brain was dizzy.            --Drayton.
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   2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo.
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            To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy
            ladder.                               --Macaulay.
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   3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless;
      heedless. "The dizzy multitude." --Milton.
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