dazes

verb

present tense third-person singular of daze
1
as in stuns
to make senseless or dizzy by a blow the fall dazed him for a moment, causing him to become disoriented

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in blinds
to overpower with light a skier dazed by the glare from the snow

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazes
  1. stuns
  2. blinds
  3. rocks
  4. dazzles
Verb
  • Innanen stuns as Paul Baker — full name all the time — a Canadian newcomer to the group who becomes integral to his friends’ emotional processing all while operating as the resident Gen-Z eye candy.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Princess Kate stuns at Wimbledon 2026, hands out tickets to fansNeed a news break?
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuns
Verb
  • Odysseus blinds the Cyclops and escapes Circe with the help of a magic herb, but not before losing some of his men.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • After Odysseus blinds him and later reveals his true identity, Polyphemus calls on Poseidon to curse the rest of the hero’s voyage home.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Definition of blinds
Verb
  • The Lenovo IdeaCentre Tower PC rocks an Intel Core Ultra 7 265 processor, a generous 16GB of memory, and a roomy 1TB SSD.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Hot car death rocks New Jersey community Anyone can forget a child in a car, experts say.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of rocks
Verb
  • Vietnam Nestled in Vietnam’s northern mountains, Sapa dazzles with emerald rice paddies dotted across undulating green hills.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Clean and sculpted glamour Hilary Duff dazzles the polished side of her natal Venus in Libra with a white halter dress that feels clean, elegant and sensual.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dazzles
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

dazedness
dazes
dazing
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Dazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazes. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Why does English have so many silent letters?

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
skateboard-dog-hat
Wordmaxxing Slang Quiz Give your vocabulary a glow up by getting sendy w...
See All