mind-bending

adjective

mind-bend·​ing ˈmīn(d)-ˌben-diŋ 

: mind-blowing

mind-bendingly adverb

Synonyms

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

Examples of mind-bending in a Sentence

a spy novel with a truly mind-bending plot

Recent Examples on the Web

The studio puts tender love and care into all of its mind-bending obstacle courses, and serves up a delectable sense for Saturday Morning Cartoon goofiness with its arsenal. —Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025

From $160 per night. BOOK NOW Perks: Patio, air conditioning, dishwasher, outdoor shower, BBQ grill These days, Austin’s newest residential high-rises are probably making the Texan capital less weird, but this mind-bending bungalow is a throwback fighting the good fight. —Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025

Let Alexandra Eala’s mind-bending run at the Miami Open not be something bizarre and ridiculous, but something real. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Enter quantum computing and its mind-bending ability to harness strange quantum properties, such as tunneling and superposition, in order to solve certain complex problems in seconds rather than eons. —Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mind-bending

• amending
• appending
• ascending
• attending
• befriending
• commending
• contending
• defending
• depending
• descending
• distending
• expending