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

Hospital staff lined up to sing and dance, celebrating their good fortune, as the pair looked on in a daze. — Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 24 June 2026

Summer Satur-daze Summer Music Series. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 28 May 2026

Verb

Journalists, lawmakers, and various officials all looked dazed; many panned the room with their cellphone cameras. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026

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