Mind-boggling

When we say that something is mind-boggling, we mean that it is so large, complicated or extreme that it is very surprising and difficult to understand or imagine.

For example:

• The wealth of the world’s richest people is mind-boggling.
• There are a mind-boggling number of atoms in the universe.
• His stupidity is mind-boggling.
• Scientists have made some truly mind-boggling discoveries in recent years.

We often use the form “mind-bogglingly”.

For example:

• It is mind-bogglingly complicated.
• It is a mind-boggling long distance from here to the next nearest galaxy.

We can also say that something “makes the mind boggle”.

For example:

• The sheer size of the country makes the mind boggle.
• The beauty of the paintings makes the mind boggle.

And we can say that “the mind boggles.

For example:

• The mind boggles at how she survived in those conditions.
• All I can say about my experience is that the mind boggles.

Synonyms of mind-boggling include:

• Astonishing
• Breath-taking
• Mind-blowing
• Amazing
• Staggering
• Startling
• Stunning
• Extraordinary
• Incredible
• Unbelievable
• Unimaginable
• Unthinkable

Some other idioms including “mind” are:

Idiom	Meaning
To slip one’s mind.	To forget something.
To keep in mind.	To remember something.
To bear in mind.	To consider something
A weight of one’s mind.	A relief
To take one’s mind off something.	To distract.
To broaden one’s mind.	To develop one’s interests
To put someone’s mind at rest.	To stop someone from worrying about something
To speak one’s mind.	To say what one really means.

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_{Posted by Graham}