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Synonyms

mind-expanding

American  
[mahynd-ik-span-ding] / ˈmaɪnd ɪkˌspæn dɪŋ /

adjective

  1. heightening perceptions in a hallucinatory way.

    mind-expanding drugs.
mind-expanding British  

adjective

  1. (of a drug such as LSD) causing a sensation of heightened consciousness; psychedelic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of mind-expanding

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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To those who adore his mind-expanding, non-narrative cinema, Reggio is treated like a guru — and we nearly lost him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

If one Jamaican company has its way, Heather Tal Murphy writes, mind-expanding high-end chocolate bars might become normal.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2023

But the new hang in Sydney, across both buildings, is exhilarating and mind-expanding.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023

It almost feels unfair, when patients are burdened, especially when they're burdened with the harrowing, mind-expanding experience a sick child, to learn this system.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2023

Magic there was in plenty-the air tingled with it—that exhilarating, mind-expanding silence of mountain-tops which is the most thrilling magic of all.

From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)

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