Synonyms of daze

daze 1 of 2

noun

as in haze

a state of mental confusion

she was in a daze for a minute after being hit on the head by a volleyball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• haze
• fog
• trance
• stupor
• spin
• reverie
• swoon
• dazedness
• muddle
• bewilderment
• paralysis
• delirium
• perplexity
• befuddlement
• malaise
• puzzlement
• cloudiness
• fogginess

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alertness
• levelheadedness

daze

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verb

ˈdāz 

1

as in to stun

to make senseless or dizzy by a blow

the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stun
• rock
• paralyze
• punch
• hit
• strike
• knock silly
• numb
• smack
• slam
• knock for a loop
• stupefy
• benumb
• knock out
• deaden
• slap
• bang
• clock
• pound
• slug
• bop
• whack
• knock down
• pummel
• thump
• bonk
• bludgeon
• beat
• smite
• chop
• belt
• clobber
• clout
• rap
• wallop
• swat
• hammer
• sock
• batter
• bash
• buffet
• thwack
• paste
• maul
• bowl over
• drub
• whale
• cuff
• mangle
• pelt
• bung

2

as in to blind

to overpower with light

a skier dazed by the glare from the snow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blind
• stun
• dazzle
• overwhelm
• bedazzle
• confuse
• overpower

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of daze

Noun

Greene made the catch, and Meadows landed on his back in a daze, barely moving with his hands pointed up and blood appearing on his face. — CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026

In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026

Verb

Kwan stands there for a second, a bit dazed, as DeLauter laughs and retreats to the dugout to put on the medieval home run helmet. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2026

When Sneaky Snook in his mail truck happened upon the wreckage near the boundary of Meredith Downs, sheep were scattered along the roadside and the fence, bleating, dazed. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026