as in bewildered
suffering from mental confusion
the dazed goalie could only watch as the winning point went flying past him
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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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as in stunned
to make senseless or dizzy by a blow
the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented
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as in blinded
to overpower with light
a skier dazed by the glare from the snow
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Recent Examples of dazed
Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
The slightly dazed look of someone who has just emerged from an eight-hour surgery.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 16 Jan. 2026
Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
But plenty of people tell of being left dazed and destabilized by ayahuasca ceremonies and struggling to return to their previous lives; some make sudden life changes that only bring distress and further trauma.
—Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2026
The slightly dazed look of someone who has just emerged from an eight-hour surgery.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazed
Adjective
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This sometimes left audience members bewildered about what had actually happened.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 Apr. 2026
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The passenger in the back eventually looked up from her phone, noticed Louise, and locked eyes with this bewildered-looking woman blocking the crosswalk.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the band’s heyday, Anthony Kiedis, with his bare torso and long girlish copper-blond hair, looked like a ’70s teen idol who’d become a Warhol hustler – a street-flesh god like Joe Dallesandro, except that where Dallesandro was in a daze, Kiedis was a live wire.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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And there’s still almost an hour of film left to go, in which everyone, including the audience, is in a sort of hallucinatory, post traumatic daze — but even the relative comfort of that won’t last long.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The teen was stunned that the brazen daylight shooting occurred near families.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Chaparrals regional final followed along those lines, but a goal by Christian Quintana of El Paso Burges with just 14 seconds left in the second overtime period stunned Wyatt in a 1-0 loss in the Class 5A Division 2 Region 1 Final on Tuesday at Astound Stadium in Midland.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Their rally began with Miguel Andujar’s long fly ball to center field almost directly at Rafaela, who was temporarily blinded by the sun and ran just past the ball, which fell to the grass as Andujar sprinted to third base with a triple.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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And this time, the Bruins are determined not to get blinded by the big stage.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With all those numbers flying around, Americans might be understandably confused about when, exactly, they are expected to retire.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Despite the convenience of the one-stop concept, the process is so convoluted that some left frustrated and confused.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Light-bloom torture-test shots of colorful objects against completely black backgrounds also produced significant haze that tapered off gradually across the screen.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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The home here is a ramshackle London town house where a famed painter, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen), is spending his final years in a haze of creative stagnation and lingering renown.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When it is finished, maybe a year from now, Bayfront Park will be the city’s front yard, a gathering place to celebrate culture and be dazzled by technology -- laser beams that shoot into the evening sky and a fountain that sprays 60 feet high.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Trump was dazzled by her skill at charming deflection.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Tariff refunds, small businesses and distracted parenting, in readers’ eyes.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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Whatever the solution, do not drive distracted.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Dazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazed. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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