DAZEDNESS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

dazedness

noun

Definition of dazedness

as in daze

a state of mental confusion a degree of dazedness that only the truly dissolute ever get to experience

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Noun

Everyone in town seemed to walk through that day in a daze; Leslie’s name was spoken in hushed whispers.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Kutsuna has an impish twinkle; Yamada mutely swans about in a daze like an opium fiend.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of daze

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From afar in the haze of the desert sun, the columns almost look like narrow, distorted people, aliens standing in a distant vista.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Though some concept drawings were released by the company shortly after the project began in 2008, more recent renditions have been little more than hints showing the craft as an outline in the haze, with only the nose and cockpit showing clearly.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026

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