Synonyms for boggle
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
(literally or figuratively) to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
The horror of the deed and its consequences boggle the imagination.
- v. 2
To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
He boggled at the surprising news.
Related words
- Word family
- boggle-eyed bogglesome bogglingly
- Other spellings
- bogle
Forms
- Past participle
- boggled
e.g. boggled → flabbergasted, hesitated, sticked, wavered…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| boggle | steady | |
| stickle | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- stick1, waver2, demur2
- 6 letters
- shrink1, falter2
- 7 letters
- scruple2, stickle2
- 8 letters
- hesitate3
- 11 letters
- flabbergast3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waver2 = 2 syllables).