mind-boggling

Examples

• All

• The extent of what he did was mind-boggling.

  Academic text (2009)

• The chance factor in life is mind-boggling.

  Whatever Works (2009)

• It's pretty mind boggling to see the side by sides.

• It's mind boggling how fast that is.

• And it is absolutely mind boggling how terrible social media is for our mental health.

  Dr. Josh Axe

• Wow, what a mind boggling twist and what a great message to start the new year.

• In any case, finding life in space would be one of the most important and mind-boggling scientific discoveries of all time.

  Academic text (2011)

• Our senses are inundated with new information at mind-boggling speed each and every day.

  Blog text (6)

• Saturn ranks second; it's mind-boggling to be looking at those rings with your own eyes.

  Blog text (1)

• It's mind boggling how much choice consumers have out there and they're fickle.

Synonyms

M

mysterious

vsmind-boggling

498 5.1

Hard to understand or explain because it seems strange

leans more toward sudden surprise and mental overwhelm than obscurity

C

confusing

vsmind-boggling

276 3.2

Hard to understand and makes people feel unsure

is more extreme adding astonishment or shock to the confusion

A

astounding

vsmind-boggling

92 4.1

So surprising and impressive that you feel amazed

focuses more on being hard to understand rather than only amazement

I

inexplicable

vsmind-boggling

47 7.8

Hard to explain or understand

adds a marked sense of shock and puzzlement to unexplainedness

I

incomprehensible

vsmind-boggling

46 8.8

Difficult or impossible to understand

adds a strong element of surprise or astonishment to the difficulty

P

puzzling

vsmind-boggling

42 4.6

Hard to understand or explain

is more intense adding strong surprise as well as confusion

M

mind-blowing

vsmind-boggling

• Informal

28 5.1

So surprising and impressive that it changes how you feel or think

focuses more on mental puzzle and difficulty to understand

B

baffling

vsmind-boggling

27 6.4

Hard to understand and causing confusion

includes a greater sense of shock or amazement with the difficulty

S

staggering

vsmind-boggling

24 5.3

Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you

emphasizes puzzling confusion and difficulty rather than sheer magnitude

U

unfathomable

vsmind-boggling

23 8.6

Very hard to understand or measure how deep something is

brings intense surprise and confusion rather than just depth

P

perplexing

vsmind-boggling

16 6.7

Making people feel confused because it is hard to understand

carries more shock and amazement in addition to pure confusion

B

bewildering

vsmind-boggling

13 5.2

Causing a lot of confusion and making things hard to understand

adds stronger surprise or astonishment to the confusing quality

M

mystifying

vsmind-boggling

7 7.3

Causing someone to feel confused

adds intense surprise or astonishment to the unexplained confusion

A

astonishing

vsmind-boggling

5 3.4

Very surprising and making you feel great wonder

puts more weight on puzzling difficulty than pure amazement

B

boggling

vsmind-boggling

1 7.5

Very surprising and hard to understand because it is unusual

is more about puzzling difficulty combined with strong surprise

E

enigmatical

vsmind-boggling

1 9.3

Hard to understand, like a puzzle

adds greater shock or astonishment to the interpretive difficulty

D

dumbfounding

vsmind-boggling

7.5

Causing someone to be unable to speak because they are very surprised

adds more emphasis on cognitive confusion rather than only silent shock

H

head-spinningly complex

vsmind-boggling

9.4

Very hard to understand because it is complicated

adds a strong element of surprise to the complex confusion

Antonyms

C

clear

∞ 1.0

Easy to understand and not confusing

S

simple

∞ 1.0

Easy to understand or do

How Confusing

incomprehensible

46 8.8

mind-boggling

• Informal

31 7.0

confusing

276 3.2

puzzling

42 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology