boggle
Overwhelm with astonishment
To boggle is to hesitate or waver, usually from astonishment or alarm: The mind boggles at the scale of the universe.
Something that boggles the mind overwhelms comprehension.
The word suggests a moment of mental stumbling—you encounter something so strange or vast that thought itself falters.
Boggle is also a word game where players find words in a grid of lettered dice.
Overwhelm with wonder
- astoundShock with wonder
- staggerWalk unsteadily, sway
- stupefyOverwhelm with astonishment
- dumbfoundShock into silence
flabbergast · overwhelm · startle · shock · awe · disbelief · incredulity · wonder
Prolonged fixed gaze
- gawkStare openly, stupidly
- goggleStare with wide eyes
- wide-eyedShowing naive amazement
- agapeMouth held wide
pop-eyed · bug-eyed · ogle · gawp · rubberneck · transfixed · dumbstruck · awestruck
Flat covering pieces
- cubesEqual-sided solid blocks
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
shake · dome · word-finding · dictionary · score · rounds · challenge · Hasbro
Goblin or phantom
- boggartTroublesome household spirit
- goblinMalicious folklore creature
- hobgoblinTroublesome fairy creature
- specterGhostly threatening presence
bugaboo · sprite · apparition · haunting · Scottish · supernatural · spirit
Refuse to proceed
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- falterLose momentum or steadiness
- waverHesitate or fluctuate
- flinchInvoluntary retreat from threat
shrink · demur · stumble · pause · hesitation · doubt · uncertainty · reluctance
amaze
Overwhelm with wonder
dumbfound · flabbergast · overwhelm · startle · shock · awe · disbelief · incredulity · wonder · marvel
stare
Prolonged fixed gaze
agape · pop-eyed · bug-eyed · ogle · gawp · rubberneck · transfixed · dumbstruck · awestruck · slack-jawed
tiles
Flat covering pieces
- cubesEqual-sided solid blocks
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- lettersAlphabetic characters or mail
timer · shake · dome · word-finding · dictionary · score · rounds · challenge · Hasbro · dice
bogle
Goblin or phantom
- boggartTroublesome household spirit
- goblinMalicious folklore creature
- hobgoblinTroublesome fairy creature
specter · bugaboo · sprite · apparition · haunting · Scottish · supernatural · spirit
balk
Refuse to proceed
flinch · shrink · demur · stumble · pause · hesitation · doubt · uncertainty · reluctance · qualm
- word gamescrossword, Scrabble, crossword puzzle, anagram, word game
- beagle mixespuggle, bogle
- learning gamesmath games, phonics games, number games, vocabulary games, multiplication games
- paper gameshangman, tic-tac-toe, dots and boxes, battleship, boxes
- stallingstall, stalling, delay, hesitate, procrastinate
- stunstun, daze, shock, stupefy, stagger
bogglecomprehend
To fully understand
grasp · understand · wrap one's head around · fathom · accept
boggleaccept
Consent to receive
shrug off · keep one's cool · expect · stay calm · anticipate
- mind bogglingOverwhelmingly hard to fathom
- boggles the mind
- mind bogglerSomething bewilderingly complex