mind-boggling
adjective
mind-bog·gling
ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ 
: mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming
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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Big Think, 19 Feb. 2026
There’s also a mind-boggling stream of limited-time items.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
So the amount of hours that go into it is pretty mind-boggling.
—Elise Devlin, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
But just that movement requires a mind-boggling coordination of muscles, joints and senses – Rowley estimates that a simple step-touch involves 40 muscles.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mind-boggling
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“Mind-boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-boggling. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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