mind boggling
Beyond easy comprehension
Mind boggling describes something so extraordinary, complex, or overwhelming that the mind struggles to comprehend it: The scale of the universe is mind boggling.
Often hyphenated as mind-boggling, especially before a noun: a mind-boggling array of choices.
The related verb boggle appears in the mind boggles, expressing astonishment at something hard to grasp.
Causing great wonder
- stunningExtremely impressive or beautiful
- astoundingShockingly impressive
- jaw-droppingExtremely surprising or impressive
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
incredible · phenomenal · unbelievable · staggering · awe-inspiring · spectacular · wondrous · extraordinary
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
elaborate · tangled · complicated · multilayered · paradoxical · fractal · recursive · quantum
Beyond comprehension or measurement
- inexplicableCannot be accounted for
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
- ungraspableImpossible to seize
inconceivable · unimaginable · mystifying · confounding · indecipherable · impenetrable · puzzling · unknowable
Shockingly impressive or unsteady
- immenseExtremely large in scope
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- vastExtremely great in size
- enormousExtremely large in scale
infinite · boundless · astronomical · incalculable · unfathomable · dizzying · vertiginous · daunting
amazing
Causing great wonder
- stunningExtremely impressive or beautiful
- astoundingShockingly impressive
- jaw-droppingExtremely surprising or impressive
breathtaking · incredible · phenomenal · unbelievable · staggering · awe-inspiring · spectacular · wondrous · extraordinary · miraculous
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
byzantine · elaborate · tangled · complicated · multilayered · paradoxical · fractal · recursive · quantum · nonlinear
unfathomable
Beyond comprehension or measurement
- inexplicableCannot be accounted for
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
ungraspable · inconceivable · unimaginable · mystifying · confounding · indecipherable · impenetrable · puzzling · unknowable · ineffable
staggering
Shockingly impressive or unsteady
enormous · infinite · boundless · astronomical · incalculable · unfathomable · dizzying · vertiginous · daunting · paralyzing
mind bogglingstraightforward
Clear and uncomplicated
simple · comprehensible · understandable · fathomable · clear
mind bogglingunremarkable
Not worthy of comment
ordinary · mundane · unimpressive · run-of-the-mill · commonplace
mind bogglingsimple
Free of complexity
straightforward · uncomplicated · basic · elementary · plain
mind, minds, minded, minding, mindful, mindfully, mindfulness, mindless, mindlessly