mind-boggling

adjective

mind-bog·​gling ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ 

: mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming

mind-bogglingly

ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• breathtaking
• charged
• electric
• electrifying
• exciting
• exhilarating
• exhilarative
• galvanic
• galvanizing
• hair-raising
• heart-stopping
• inspiring
• intoxicating
• kicky
• mind-bending
• mind-blowing
• rip-roaring
• rousing
• stimulating
• stirring
• thrilling

Examples of mind-boggling in a Sentence

a big-box store with a mind-boggling array of home-improvement supplies for the do-it-yourselfer

Recent Examples on the Web

What makes this moment particularly mind-boggling is the abrupt implementation and broad scope of these measures, introduced in the light of other national security concerns. —Kara Dennison, Sphr, Cprw, Ec, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

More top stories from around the world: Exposure of Trump administration war plans is ‘mind-boggling,’ top Democrat tells intel officials What is Signal, the chat app used by US officials to share attack plans? —Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025

There are powerful companies that make mind-boggling profits from our want of digital more. —Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025

All together, that information adds up to a mind-boggling amount of data. —Bradley Wade Bishop, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above