mind-bending

adjective

mind-bend·​ing ˈmīn(d)-ˌben-diŋ 

: mind-blowing

mind-bendingly adverb

Synonyms of mind-bending

• breathtaking
• exciting
• interesting
• intriguing
• thrilling

Examples of mind-bending in a Sentence

a spy novel with a truly mind-bending plot

Recent Examples on the Web

Joel Edgerton reprises his role as Jason Dessen in Blake Crouch’s mind-bending Apple TV sci-fi thriller, starring alongside Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Ellen Wong and Jimmi Simpson. — Paul Brett, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Related Explore See latest videos, charts and news The production is a collaboration between Wonderworld, the David Bowie Estate and documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen, who directed the mind-bending 2022 Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026

The movie follows the once-golden boy of horror into a mind-bending exploration of the creative process, locking the protagonist in a never-ending doom-cycle of creation and destruction. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

This mind-bending chart from Nicholas Lentini and the team at Morgan Stanley shows where all the AI hyperscaler and neocloud capex money goes. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mind-bending

• amending
• appending
• ascending
• attending
• befriending
• commending
• contending
• defending
• depending
• descending
• distending
• expending