BOGGLES Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

boggles

verb

present tense third-person singular of boggle

as in blows

to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way I boggled my first effort to make homemade pasta

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Recent Examples of boggles As with the Qatari case, the Kuwaiti decision boggles the mind, especially when tankers could be used to ferry valuable crude rather than becoming scrap. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Why someone would want a plush Javert, even in bear form, boggles the mind. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 July 2026 Just thinking about how much true, false, and plain crazy stuff has been written about you boggles the mind. — Bryan West, USA Today, 12 June 2026 Go Fishing The amount and variety of fish in Lake Superior boggles the mind. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026 The number of heating and cooling systems and heat exchangers and radiators that is throughout that powertrain boggles the mind. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 3 June 2026 The hypocrisy boggles the mind. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 How anyone ascended Drifter’s Escape truly boggles the mind. — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026 And to say stuff to try to undermine the United States in the midst of a world-changing conflict just boggles my mind. — NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026

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Miami fans had plenty to stress about as the UM offense misfired and Florida State responded to potential knockout blows with huge plays.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
But when the final whistle blows, another job is often waiting for them the next morning.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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Unlike a measurement that absorbs or destroys the photons, this method can extract information while preserving the photons themselves.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Raking or shredding those leaves destroys the next generation.

— Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

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