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Dazzle

To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light.

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Broader term 5

Amaze 76% connected

To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Astonish 76% connected

To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Astound 76% connected

of Astone

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Blind 76% connected

Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect or by deprivation; without sight.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Brightness 76% connected

The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster; brilliancy; clearness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Daze 74% connected

To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Daze 74% connected

To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 2

Bedazzle 92% connected

To dazzle or make dim by a strong light.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Daze 92% connected

To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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