mind boggler
Perplexing puzzle indeed
A mind boggler is something that overwhelms comprehension or strains credulity—a fact, puzzle, or situation so strange or complex that the mind struggles to process it: The scale of the universe is a real mind boggler.
The term emphasizes astonishment rather than mere difficulty.
Puzzling question to solve
- brain-teaserChallenging mental puzzle
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- cipherHidden writing system
maze · labyrinth · rebus · whodunit · escape room · tangram · sudoku · crossword
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
- nuancedHaving fine distinctions
tangled · thorny · perplexing · abstract · esoteric · obscure · dense · sophisticated
Completely capturing one's attention
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
- rivetingCompletely holding one's attention
- engrossingCompletely holding one's attention
thought-provoking · provocative · stimulating · compelling · arresting · bewitching · enthralling · gripping
Unimportant miscellaneous facts
- quizBrief informal test
- brainteaserPuzzle demanding clever thought
- puzzle gameChallenge requiring logical thinking
- logic puzzleProblem solved by deduction
word puzzle · escape room · mystery game · strategy game · charades · scrabble · lateral thinking · parlor game
riddle
Puzzling question to solve
- brain-teaserChallenging mental puzzle
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
cipher · maze · labyrinth · rebus · whodunit · escape room · tangram · sudoku · crossword · jigsaw
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
nuanced · tangled · thorny · perplexing · abstract · esoteric · obscure · dense · sophisticated · challenging
mesmerizing
Completely capturing one's attention
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
- rivetingCompletely holding one's attention
engrossing · thought-provoking · provocative · stimulating · compelling · arresting · bewitching · enthralling · gripping · absorbing
trivia
Unimportant miscellaneous facts
- quizBrief informal test
- brainteaserPuzzle demanding clever thought
- puzzle gameChallenge requiring logical thinking
logic puzzle · word puzzle · escape room · mystery game · strategy game · charades · scrabble · lateral thinking · parlor game
mind bogglerno-brainer
Self-evident decision
cinch · piece of cake · child's play · slam dunk · cakewalk
mind bogglermundanity
Everyday, unremarkable quality
banality · commonplace · nothing special · yawner · ho-hum
mind, minds, minded, minding, mindful, mindless, mindfully, mindfulness, mindlessly