Boggle

/ˈbɑ.ɡəl/

Synonyms for "boggle" (229 found)

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Closest matches (46)

addle amazearound the bushastonish astound awe awestrikeback outbad jobbaffle balk bamboozle bashfulnessbe all thumbsbeatbeat aboutbeat around the bushbedaze bedazzle beef

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beg the questionbevue bewilder bicker bitch blench blowblow hot and coldblunderblunder awayblunder intoblunder onblunder uponbobble boggling bollixbonehead playbonerboo booboo-boo botchbowl downbowl over

Verb(3 words)

amaze bewilderbowl over

Strong matches (69)

boycott buffalo bumble bungle butchercall in questioncavil challenge chickenchicken outchop logicchoplogicclumsy performancecobblecommit a gaffecomplain compunction confoundcry out againstdaze

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dazzle decline demonstratedemonstrate againstdemur demurraldesert under firediffidence dispute dissent dodge dub dumbfound dumbfounderenter a protestequivocate error etourderie evadeevade the issueexpostulate falter falteringfaux pasfencefight shyfight shy offlabbergast flinch floor flounder flub fluff foozle fuddle fumble funkfunk outgag gaucherie getget cold feetgoof upgum uphang backhang off

Verb(3 words)

confound flabbergast freeze

Related words (114)

hashhave qualmshave two mindshedge hesitance hesitancy hesitate hesitationhold offholler howl jib jumpjump a milekeep in suspensekick licklose couragelouse uplumber

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make bones aboutmar march maze mess miscue mistake modesty muddle muff murder mystify nitpick nonplus object objection obscureoff dayoverwhelm palter panic paralyze parry pause perplex petrifypick nitspicketplay havoc withpress objectionsprevaricate protestpull backpussyfoot puzzle quail qualmqualm of consciencequalmishness quibbleraise a howlrally recoil remonstratesad workscruple scrupulosity scrupulousness scuttle shift shrink shrinking shuffle shyshy atshyness sidestepsit inskedaddle slipsplit hairsspoil squawk stagger stampede startstart asidestartlestate a grievancestickstick atstickle stickling strain strikestrike deadstrike dumbstrike with wonderstumble stump stun stupefy surpriseteach intergiversate throw trip waver winceyell bloody murder

Verb(4 words)

hesitate pause perplex stall

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

cognition hesitate jumpmental processstart startle surprise waffle waver

More specific

8 entries

bewilder confound dumbfound falter hesitate pause perplex stall

Collocations

4 entries

one's mindthe brainthe imaginationthe mind

Inflections

3 entries

boggled boggles boggling

Derivations

2 entries

bogglermind boggling

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Boggle is a game that uses dice with letters instead of numbers.

Source: tatoeba (1415695)

The dogs went on, but the horse boggled at the sudden appearance of the strange beast.

Source: wiktionary

The horror of the deed and its consequences boggle the imagination.

Source: wiktionary

You boggle shrewdly, every feather starts you […]

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