mind-boggling
Syllables: mind-bog·gl·ingUK/ˈmaɪndˌbɒɡ(ə)lɪŋ//ˈmaɪndˌbɑɡlɪŋ/
mind-boggling adjective: that causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out.
Adjective
mind-boggling (comparative more mind-boggling, superlative most mind-boggling)
- That causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out.
- Faced with a mind-boggling selection of special-purpose shampoos, he gave up and simply purchased something inexpensive with a pleasant fragrance.
- Concurrent with the development of these techniques is the proliferation of large computers able to manipulate massive data sets with mind-boggling ease.1980, J. Gordon Ogden, III, “Late Quaternary Palaeoenvironments of Eastern Canada”, in C. R. Harington, editor, Syllogeus (Series; no. 26), Ottawa, Ont.: National Museum of Natural Sciences, →ISSN...
- Synonyms:
- astounding, bewildering, bogglesome, inexcogitable, mind-blowing, mystifying, overwhelming, stupefying, unimaginable
Examples of mind-boggling in a sentence
- And today, I'm the go-to wiz for mind-boggling math questions.2016, Michael J. Rosen, “Greetings from Ms. Mary Math!”, in Mind-boggling Numbers, Minneapolis, Minn.: Millbrook Press, Lerner Publishing...
- The image of Thom Yorke serenading Sin City’s high rollers with a rousing chorus of Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors was mind-boggling, but you could see why some press went on the offensive.2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in The Guardian, London...
Synonyms of mind-boggling
Forms of mind-boggling
| comparative | more mind-boggling |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mind-boggling |
| alternative form | mind boggling |
| alternative form | mindboggling |
Origin of mind-boggling
From mind + boggling.
Words formed from mind-boggling
Questions about mind-boggling
- What does mind-boggling mean?
- Mind-boggling means that causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out.
- How do you use mind-boggling in a sentence?
- And today, I'm the go-to wiz for mind-boggling math questions.
- What part of speech is mind-boggling?
- Mind-boggling is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce mind-boggling?
- Mind-boggling is pronounced /ˈmaɪndˌbɒɡ(ə)lɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near mind-boggling in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mind-boggling (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-mindboggling.ogg, en-au-mind-boggling.ogg.
Cite this entry: “mind-boggling.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/mind-boggling. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.