Synonyms of dazed

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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

Daemon struggles to his feet, dazed, and begins cleaving his way through the smouldering city. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The Jayhawks appeared dazed after falling behind 10-1 early before 3,192 enthusiastic fans. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Verb

Eleven, the show’s telekinetic heroine, who grew up in a lab, became dazed by the number of clothing options at the Gap. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025

Firefighters were trying to put out flames, others were trying to find victims inside, Sanford's truck was still there and church members who'd just survived the horror were on the lawn, dazed. — Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025