Synonyms of stupefy
Examples of stupefy in a Sentence
stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days
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Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
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British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, who wandered the Amazon for 22 years at the beginning of the 20th century before vanishing without a trace, wrote that the breath of the anaconda stupefied its prey.
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Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
The Miami Hurricanes are at home, while the entire state of Indiana – save for some in West Lafayette – is content to abandon their homes to enjoy this unexpectedly stupefying playoff march.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, who wandered the Amazon for 22 years at the beginning of the 20th century before vanishing without a trace, wrote that the breath of the anaconda stupefied its prey.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Luka Dončić began the week averaging a stupefying 37/10/9.5 line, and the Lake Show is doing numbers even with LeBron James on ice.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Stupefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupefy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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stupefy
verb
stu·pe·fy
ˈst(y)ü-pə-ˌfī 
stupefied; stupefying
Medical Definition
stupefy
transitive verb
stu·pe·fy
ˈst(y)ü-pə-ˌfī
stupefied; stupefying
: to make stupid, groggy, or insensible
stupefied by anesthesia
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