mind-boggling
adjective
mind-bog·gling
ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ 
: mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming
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a big-box store with a mind-boggling array of home-improvement supplies for the do-it-yourselfer
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Remember, Chavez struck out a mind-boggling one time over her final two seasons for the Panthers.
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Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
The longer-term effects have been mind-boggling in scale.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 26 Apr. 2026
Fruits are ripening and the birds are overhead migrating day and night, guided by the sun and stars on their mind-boggling journeys.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Remember, Chavez struck out a mind-boggling one time over her final two seasons for the Panthers.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mind-boggling
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“Mind-boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-boggling. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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