mind-boggling

adjective

mind-bog·​gling ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce mind-boggling (audio)
: mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming
mind-bogglingly adverb

Examples of mind-boggling in a Sentence

a big-box store with a mind-boggling array of home-improvement supplies for the do-it-yourselfer
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And there was really no name for it, which is just mind-boggling. Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2025 Tracking Swift’s ascent to Showgirl‘s success is truly mind-boggling. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025 The numbers would be beyond mind-boggling. Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025 For the new hires taking over the many faces of Matt Mercer in the adaptation, the array of talent on display is mind-boggling, encompassing Broadway stars, country music legends, and not one, but three Disney princesses. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mind-boggling

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mind-boggling was in 1955

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“Mind-boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-boggling. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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