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

On the one hand, trying to understand the Dutchman’s tenure was like tasting the most intriguing yet mind-boggling cocktail. —Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024

Raytheon just agreed last week to pay a mind-boggling $950 million in criminal and civil charges to the U.S. government for a cluster of offenses ranging from inflated prices for missiles, to bribes for sales to Qatar. —Charles Tiefer, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

On pure speed terms, there’s still no competition with fiber optics – the overall data transmission record remains at a mind-boggling 22.9 petabits per second, which is 22.9 million Gbps. —Michael Irving, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024

Each time an adjustment is needed, a mind-boggling number of computers and telecom operations have to be changed. —Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above