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What is another word for stupefying?

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Adjective

Startling, surprising or shocking in an unexpected way

Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling

Having an overwhelming effect on the imagination

Causing one to feel dazed or disoriented

Causing of amazement

To be inspiring boredom

Present participle for to make (someone) unable to think or feel properly

Present participle for to inebriate or anesthetize through the use of a drug

Present participle for to use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible

Present participle for to immobilize or stop (from) moving, especially suddenly

Present participle for to frighten or cause fear

Present participle for to stupefy by doping with a chemical substance or alcohol

Present participle for to produce a state of hypnosis in (someone)

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Adjective

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Startling, surprising or shocking in an unexpected way

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

like a dream come true

never to be forgotten

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

exhilarating performance

breathtaking performance

incredible performance

amazing show

mind-blowing performance

electrifying performance

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“It is a testament to the quality of the actors that they were able to wring rudimentary sympathy out of this stupefying script.”

Adjective

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Very confusing, perplexing, or baffling

difficult to understand

full of twists and turns

impossible to understand

too hard to understand

all Greek to you

double Dutch

too difficult to understand

ravelled^UK

raveled^US

laboured^UK

skillful^US

labored^US

skilful^UK

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Adjective

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Having an overwhelming effect on the imagination

galvanising^UK

galvanizing^US

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

energizing^US

energising^UK

phony^US

like a dream come true

beyond the realm of reason

awakening

unsettling

unnerving

never to be forgotten

phoney^UK

beyond one's wildest dreams

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

mesmerizing^US

mesmerising^UK

giving one food for thought

flakey^US

flaky^UK

extremely implausible

beyond the bounds of possibility

extremely difficult to believe

insupposable

not in the least likely

stamped on your memory

something to write home about

colourful^UK

colorful^US

unrivaled^US

unrivalled^UK

of the highest quality

out-of-sight

of the highest standard

hypnotizing^US

tantalising^UK

hypnotising^UK

tantalizing^US

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Adjective

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Causing one to feel dazed or disoriented

Verb

Causing of amazement

stopping someone in their tracks

wildering

unnerving

taking your breath away

knocking the stuffing out of

rattling

jolting

making someone scratch their head

causing to be at a stand

setting someone thinking

hypnotizing^US

hypnotising^UK

hitting like a ton of bricks

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

knocking over with feather

knocking over

messing with one's head

knocking unconscious

getting to

sweeping someone off their feet

making unclear

stymieing

taking the wind out of your sails

making punchy

setting someone back on their heels

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

throwing into a tizzy

filling with amazement

making your head spin

dislocating

causing to lose your bearings

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

giving a turn

completely surprising

traumatising^UK

insulting

grossing out

shaking out of your complacency

causing someone to lose their composure

mesmerizing^US

galvanizing^US

making one's hair stand on end

mesmerising^UK

galvanising^UK

terrorizing^US

balking^US

baulking^UK

riveting the attention of

energizing^US

scaring the daylights out of

chilling to the bone

demoralising^UK

making one's blood run cold

terrorising^UK

lighting a fire under

stirring up

firing with enthusiasm

pumping up

giving someone a charge

magnetising^UK

giving someone a kick

getting someone going

energising^UK

magnetizing^US

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“Euripides claims that Aiskhylos used to stupefy his audiences with theatrical effects and portentous language.”

Verb

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To be inspiring boredom

boring out of one's mind

talking one's ear off

wearing oneself to a shadow

wearing oneself to a frazzle

nearly killing

wearing yourself out

running into the ground

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Verb

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Present participle for to make (someone) unable to think or feel properly

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

rendering insensitive

cauterizing^US

cauterising^UK

depriving of sensation

tranquillising^UK

dullening

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“Surgeons would attempt to stupefy the patient with alcohol, opium, or morphia, but with little effect.”

Verb

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Present participle for to inebriate or anesthetize through the use of a drug

“The largest opiates have no other effect than to stupefy the patient.”

Verb

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Present participle for to use a narcotic in order to make (someone) drowsy or insensible

Verb

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Present participle for to immobilize or stop (from) moving, especially suddenly

Verb

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Present participle for to frighten or cause fear

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

scaring to death

striking terror into

filling with fear

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring witless

scaring stiff

throwing into a panic

scaring the pants off

giving someone goose pimples

scaring the living daylights out of

putting the fear of God into

scaring someone out of their wits

frightening to death

filling with terror

frightening the living daylights out of

frightening the life out of

paralysing with fear

making one's hair stand on end

throwing into a blue funk

frightening someone out of their wits

scaring the hell out of

scaring the life out of

giving one the creeps

making one's flesh creep

sending into a cold sweat

striking fear into

making one's blood run cold

making someone shake in their shoes

scaring the pants off of

frightening out of your wits

Verb

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Present participle for to stupefy by doping with a chemical substance or alcohol

putting someone under the table

Verb

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Present participle for to produce a state of hypnosis in (someone)

hypnotising^UK

hypnotizing^US

mesmerising^UK

mesmerizing^US

controlling

putting in a trance

sending into a trance

bringing under control

holding under a spell

making sleepy

making drowsy

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