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Definitions

mind-bending

[mahynd-ben-ding] / ˈmaɪndˌbɛn dɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

moving

Synonyms

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eloquent emotional expressive gripping heartbreaking heartrending inspirational inspiring meaningful persuasive poignant stirring stunning touching

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arousing awakening impelling motivating propelling provoking quickening rallying rousing stimulating

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affective breathless dynamic emotive facund far-out felt in gut grabbed by hairy impressive mind-blowing significant stimulative turned on by

Antonyms

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dull unaffecting

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immobile unemotional unexciting unmoving

ADJECTIVE

perplexing

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baffling complicated confusing convoluted disconcerting knotty mysterious mystifying puzzling thorny worrying

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involved taxing

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beyond one impenetrable intricate paradoxical

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clear easy simple straightforward untroublesome

ADJECTIVE

psychedelic

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hallucinatory kaleidoscopic multicolored

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consciousness-expanding crazy experimental freaky hallucinogenic mind-blowing mind-changing mind-expanding psychoactive psychotomimetic psychotropic trip

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monochrome

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normal

ADJECTIVE

thrilling

Synonyms

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breathtaking electrifying enchanting frantic gripping hair-raising miraculous riveting rousing sensational stirring

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boss overwhelming shivering stimulating swinging trembling

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blood-tingling exquisite fab fabulous large mad magnificent mind-blowing rip-roaring wild wondrous zero cool

Antonyms

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usual

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depressing discouraging upsetting

Example Sentences

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And it isn’t just SpaceX, but also Anthropic and OpenAI and the unceasing chatter and licking of chops over the mind-bending explosion of intergenerational wealth anticipated by their pending IPOs, that gives me pause.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Hundreds if not thousands of times, Humphrey will chuck the ball off the wall, back and forth, practicing complex shots, fakes and maneuvers, turning a vague idea into another mind-bending highlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Then they won the game on a mind-bending double-play in which Kiké Hernández caught a line drive in left and threw out a runner who had strayed too far from second base.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

To understand these mind-bending systems and their countless configurations, physicists usually turn to powerful supercomputers or artificial intelligence for help.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

His questions went on forever, dozens and dozens of them, each more mind-bending than the last, until I couldn't even be sure why I answered as I did.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

mind-bending

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