mind-blowing

adjective

mind-blow·​ing ˈmīn(d)-ˌblō-iŋ 

1

: psychedelic sense 1a

2

: mind-boggling

mindblower

ˈmīn(d)-ˌblō-ər 

noun

mind-blowingly adverb

Synonyms

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

Examples of mind-blowing in a Sentence

viewers will be stunned by the movie's mind-blowing twist ending

Recent Examples on the Web

For the post-Thanksgiving first weekend of December, that’s an absolute mind-blowing record for a No. 1-ranking title, whether holdover or new release. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024

Investors, who poured $27 billion into AI startups in the U.S. from April to June alone, are actively pulling out their checkbooks and doling out mind-blowing valuations in hopes of backing the next Microsoft and Apple. —Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024

Witnessing the bats in flight is a mind-blowing display of nature that truly has to be seen to be believed. —Melissa Locker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024

Extremely impressive doesn’t do this 1966 justice as its vitality and freshness with vibrant expression is mind-blowing with racy acidity and lemon curd flavors and hints of baking spices that is intensely concentrated yet becomes quite linear in its drive near the finish. —Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1