mind-boggling

adjective

mind-bog·​gling ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ 

: mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming

mind-bogglingly

ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• breathtaking
• charged
• electric
• electrifying
• exciting
• exhilarating
• exhilarative
• galvanic
• galvanizing
• hair-raising
• heart-stopping
• inspiring
• intoxicating
• kicky
• mind-bending
• mind-blowing
• rip-roaring
• rousing
• stimulating
• stirring
• thrilling

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

Recent Examples on the Web

But the body-contorting, mind-boggling moves that once could be seen only at playgrounds and block parties will now dazzle billions of viewers around the world. —Aliza Rudavsky, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024

Millionaire Zoom Affinity Designer has a mind-boggling 1,000,000% zoom, which works smoothly and quickly. —PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024

Although a correction of up to 20% was long overdue in my opinion, the speed and intensity of this correction have been mind-boggling. —Nishant Pant, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024

Since then, the pair have written a mind-boggling 57 math proofs together, many of them profound advances in various fields. —Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above