DAZEDNESS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

dazedness

noun

Definition of dazedness

as in daze

a state of mental confusion a degree of dazedness that only the truly dissolute ever get to experience

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Noun

The video then cuts back to Allen, bloodied and walking through the parking lot in a daze.

— Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Everyone in town seemed to walk through that day in a daze; Leslie’s name was spoken in hushed whispers.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

Definition of daze

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On the horizon, in the haze, several more tankers lay anchored, engaged in ship-to-ship transfers, taking on oil shuttled through the Strait of Hormuz under US protection for delivery to customers around the world.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The surge in fires has renewed concerns about transboundary haze across Southeast Asia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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