dazed

adjective

ˈdāzd 

: unable to think clearly or act normally due to injury, shock, bewilderment, fatigue, etc.

After a particularly fierce blow, he crawled to his feet, too dazed to rush.

—Jack London

She sat confused and dazed after hearing the news.

also : characteristic of one who is dazed

had a dazed look on her face

dazedly

ˈdā-zəd-lē 

adverb

… a lethargy so complete that he could lie on his bed for an hour at a time, staring dazedly into space …

—J. K. Rowling

dazedness

ˈdā-zəd-nəs 

ˈdāzd-

noun

… mistaking for dazedness the profound concentration of his mind.

—Booth Tarkington

Synonyms

• bewildered
• confused
• stunned
• distracted
• dizzy

Examples of dazed in a Sentence

the dazed goalie could only watch as the winning point went flying past him

Recent Examples on the Web

The woman called her daughter but was too dazed to explain what had happened. —John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Aug. 2025

After successfully nabbing one, the dazed comedian flicked her hair back and stumbled out of the wind machine to reveal the winning number. —Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 17 July 2025

At some point, Kevin, dazed but not incapacitated, got on the line with a dispatcher. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025

In footage shared by local media, he was seen bloodied, dazed and clutching his mobile phone. —Diaa Hadid, NPR, 13 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dazed

• amazed
• appraised
• rephrased
• unfazed
• unglazed
• upraised
• blazed
• braised
• brazed
• crazed
• gazed
• glazed