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mind-bending

[mahynd-ben-ding] / ˈmaɪndˌbɛn dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
moving
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eloquent emotional expressive gripping heartbreaking heartrending inspirational inspiring meaningful persuasive poignant stirring stunning touching
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arousing awakening impelling motivating propelling provoking quickening rallying rousing stimulating
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affective breathless dynamic emotive facund far-out felt in gut grabbed by hairy impressive mind-blowing significant stimulative turned on by
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dull unaffecting
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immobile unemotional unexciting unmoving
ADJECTIVE
perplexing
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baffling complicated confusing convoluted disconcerting knotty mysterious mystifying puzzling thorny worrying
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involved taxing
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beyond one impenetrable intricate paradoxical
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clear easy simple straightforward untroublesome
ADJECTIVE
psychedelic
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hallucinatory kaleidoscopic multicolored
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consciousness-expanding crazy experimental freaky hallucinogenic mind-blowing mind-changing mind-expanding psychoactive psychotomimetic psychotropic trip
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monochrome
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normal
ADJECTIVE
thrilling
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breathtaking electrifying enchanting frantic gripping hair-raising miraculous riveting rousing sensational stirring
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boss overwhelming shivering stimulating swinging trembling
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blood-tingling exquisite fab fabulous large mad magnificent mind-blowing rip-roaring wild wondrous zero cool
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usual
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depressing discouraging upsetting

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During one torrid stretch spanning February to April, the Spurs won 27 of 29 games while Wembanyama piled up mind-bending statistics: 40 points one night, eight 3-pointers or seven blocks another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Mr. Scharf is excellent at explaining mind-bending scales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

To understand these mind-bending systems and their countless configurations, physicists usually turn to powerful supercomputers or artificial intelligence for help.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

With surreal films like Blue Velvet and his mind-bending TV series Twin Peaks, David Lynch often left audiences scratching their heads.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

Theoretical physicists were the explorers of their day, using imagination and mind-bending math to dig deeper and deeper into the surprising inner workings of atoms.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin