Synonyms

mind-blowing

American

[mahynd-bloh-ing] / ˈmaɪndˌbloʊ ɪŋ /

adjective

Slang.

overwhelming; astounding.

Spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience.
producing a hallucinogenic effect.

a mind-blowing drug.

mind-blowing British

adjective

informal producing euphoria; psychedelic

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Etymology

Origin of mind-blowing

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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A man who developed bacterial meningitis in January 2026 said it was "mind-blowing how it just happened" but he was "very grateful to be alive".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Like the Philadelphia-born, Italian American that I am, I had a newfound determination to make sure everyone I knew had the mind-blowing experience of tasting my favorite coconutty, bite-sized treat.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Inside the mind-blowing 2,000-year-old sarcophagus that was just unsealed.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

“And that’s the most mind-blowing, freeing thing I’ve experienced as an adult.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

We lie next to each other in silence all night, looking up at the impossible mind-blowing awesomeness of the universe, and I don’t think either of us sleeps a minute.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

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