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daze

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of daze

a state of mental confusion

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

dazedness, fog, haze, muddle, spin, swoon
Words Related to daze

reverie, stupor, trance

befuddlement, bewilderment, perplexity, puzzlement

delirium, malaise, paralysis

cloudiness, fogginess
Near Antonyms of daze

alertness, levelheadedness

daze

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of daze

1 to make senseless or dizzy by a blow

  • the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented
Synonyms of daze

rock, stun
Words Related to daze

deaden, knock out, paralyze

benumb, numb, stupefy

bowl over, knock down

bang, bash, belt, bludgeon, bonk, bop, clobber, clock, clout, hammer, hit, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale

batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, mangle, maul, pelt, pummel
Phrases Synonymous with daze

knock for a loop, knock silly

2 to overpower with light

  • a skier dazed by the glare from the snow
Synonyms of daze

bedazzle, blind, dazzle
Words Related to daze

confuse, overpower, overwhelm, stun

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