Synonyms of dazed

dazed 1 of 2

adjective

ˈdāzd 

as in bewildered

suffering from mental confusion

the dazed goalie could only watch as the winning point went flying past him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bewildered
• confused
• stunned
• distracted
• dizzy
• bemused
• befuddled
• silly
• stupefied
• punch-drunk
• out of it
• shell-shocked
• fogged
• muddleheaded
• dopey
• unconscious
• addled
• at sea
• raddled
• mixed-up
• pixilated
• spacey
• punchy
• befogged
• confounded
• slaphappy
• bedeviled
• muzzy
• addle
• zonked
• zonked-out
• bushed
• addlepated
• spaced-out
• senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conscious
• clearheaded
• alert

dazed

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verb

past tense of daze

1

as in stunned

to make senseless or dizzy by a blow

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stunned
• paralyzed
• rocked
• punched
• struck
• hit
• stupefied
• slammed
• knocked silly
• deadened
• benumbed
• numbed
• smacked
• knocked out
• slapped
• knocked for a loop
• pounded
• battered
• banged
• whacked
• pummeled
• chopped
• socked
• buffeted
• thumped
• bludgeoned
• mangled
• smote
• clobbered
• knocked down
• hammered
• bopped
• mauled
• pasted
• slugged
• bowled over
• bashed
• cuffed
• clocked
• rapped
• beat
• swatted
• walloped
• clouted
• bonked
• pelted
• thwacked
• belted
• bunged
• whaled
• drubbed

2

as in blinded

to overpower with light

a skier dazed by the glare from the snow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blinded
• stunned
• dazzled
• overwhelmed
• confused
• bedazzled
• overpowered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dazed

Adjective

Moments later, dazed residents staggered out as others rushed in to help. — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026

With the collapse of the regime, Cambodians who’d lived as slaves for nearly four years were suddenly free, emerging dazed and malnourished. — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026

Verb

The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused. — Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025

Video from the scene soon after the attack showed numerous children wandering dazed, covered in blood and dust. — Mahmoud Atef, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025