boggles the mind

VERB

strike with wonder

Synonyms

WEAK

amaze astonish astound awe be unbelievable bedazzle bewilder blow one away blow one's mind bowl over confound dazzle dumbfound flabbergast knock one's socks off perplex stagger strike dumb stun stupefy

Example Sentences

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It boggles the mind for most people to try to think their way into the perspective of a person like this, so assured of the invincibility that the shield of their untold wealth affords them.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2025

That’s on top of the 16 gigawatts of deals announced in the last three weeks, with AMD and Nvidia—a scale of computing power that boggles the mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

To think this is Sarr’s acting debut boggles the mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2024

That sparked outrage from lawmakers, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who said it "boggles the mind".

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2022

That a Black woman from Depression-era Detroit established an ashram in the hills of California next to a horse ranch and performed centuries-old Indian hymns there still boggles the mind.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2021