PASS OUT Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

pass out

verb

Definition of pass out

as in to faint

to lose consciousness I passed out from the flu

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faint

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If breathing hadn’t been so hard, someone would have fainted from the stench of the farmers’ perspiration.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel returned to practice on Tuesday, a week after the 19-year-old fainted on the team's flight back from Utah.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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