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| Main Entry: | confused |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disoriented mentally |
| Synonyms: | abashed, addled, befuddled, bewildered, dazed, discombobulated*, disconcerted, disorganized, distracted, gone*, misled, muddled, perplexed, perturbed, punch-drunk*, punchy*, puzzled, screwy*, slaphappy, spaced out*, stumped, thrown, at a loss, at sea, at sixes and sevens, baffled, come apart, flummoxed, flustered, fouled up, glassy-eyed, mixed up, nonplussed, not with it, out to lunch, shook up, shot to pieces, taken aback, thrown off balance, unglued, unscrewed, unzipped |
| Antonyms: | clear, organized, understanding, oriented |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confused |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mixed up, disordered |
| Synonyms: | chaotic, disorderly, disorganized, haywire, involved, jumbled, messy, miscellaneous, mistaken, misunderstood, out of order, snafu*, topsy-turvy, unsettled, untidy, anarchic, blurred, disarranged, in a muddle, in disarray, miscalculated, obscured, snarled |
| Antonyms: | methodical, ordered, organized, separated, systematic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bewilder someone |
| Synonyms: | abash, amaze, astonish, baffle, becloud, bedevil, befuddle, bemuse, cloud, clutter, complicate, confound, darken, daze, demoralize, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, distract, embarrass, faze, fluster, fog, frustrate, involve, mess up*, misinform, mislead, mortify, muddle, mystify, nonplus, obscure, perplex, perturb, puzzle, rattle, shame, stump, throw off, trouble, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry, addle, disorient, fuddle, lead astray, render uncertain, stir up, throw off balance |
| Antonyms: | clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up; involve |
| Synonyms: | blend, clutter, confound, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, embroil, encumber, entangle, intermingle, involve, jumble, litter, mess up*, mingle, mistake, muddle, rumple, tangle, tumble, bedlamize, discombobulate, discreate, muss up, snarl up, tousle |
| Antonyms: | order, organize, separate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aback |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | taken unawares |
| Synonyms: | confused, surprised, thrown off, thrown off guard |
| Main Entry: | abashed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhibiting mental discomfort, ill at ease |
| Synonyms: | ashamed, bewildered, confounded, confused, discombobulated*, disconcerted, embarrassed, humiliated, shamed, bugged, chagrined, crushed, fazed, fuddled, humbled, in a tizzy, mortified, rattled, taken aback |
| Antonyms: | composed, proud, at ease, emboldened, reassured |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amiss |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong; defective |
| Synonyms: | awry, bad, confused, crooked, erring, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty, foul, haywire, imperfect, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, incorrect, mistaken, out of order, sick, unfair, unlawful, unsuitable, untoward, flawed, glitched up |
| Antonyms: | good, right |
| Main Entry: | bashful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shy |
| Synonyms: | abashed, backward, blushing, chary, confused, coy, demure, diffident, embarrassed, humble, modest, nervous, reserved, reticent, retiring, self-conscious, shamefaced, sheepish, shrinking, silent, timid, timorous, blushful, constrained, overmodest, recoiling, self-effacing, unassertive, verecund |
| Antonyms: | confident, unabashed, unshy |
| Main Entry: | catatonic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unaware |
| Synonyms: | comatose, confused, hung, suspended, unconscious, wedged |
| Main Entry: | cloudy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hazy; darkened |
| Synonyms: | confused, dark, dense, dim, dismal, dull, dusky, foggy, gloomy, heavy, indefinite, indistinct, leaden, lowering, misty, muddy, murky, mushy, nebulous, obscure, opaque, overcast, somber, sullen, sunless, vaporous, blurred, emulsified, mucky, nontranslucent, nontransparent, not clear, nubilous |
| Notes: | to the National Weather Service, partly cloudy (what we think of as partly sunny) is 3/8-5/8 cloud cover, mostly cloudy is 6/8-7/8 cloud cover, and cloudy is 8/8 |
| Antonyms: | clear, cloudless |
| Main Entry: | convoluted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complicated |
| Synonyms: | baffling, complex, confused, elaborate, impenetrable, intricate, involved, labyrinthine, perplexing, puzzling, serpentine, tangled, tortuous |
| Antonyms: | simple, straightforward |
| Main Entry: | disjointed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loose, disconnected |
| Synonyms: | aimless, confused, cool, discontinuous, disordered, displaced, divided, far-out, fitful, fuzzy, inchoate, incoherent, irrational, jumbled, muddled, rambling, separated, spasmodic, split, unattached, unconnected, unorganized, disunited, incohesive, out-of-it, out-to-lunch, spaced-out, spacey |
| Antonyms: | coherent, connected, contiguous, ordered, united, jointed |
| Main Entry: | disordered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in a mess |
| Synonyms: | confused, deranged, discombobulated, disconnected, discontinuous, disjointed, disorganized, displaced, incoherent, jumbled, mislaid, misplaced, moved, muddled, removed, tangled, tousled, unsettled, untidy, all over the place, disarranged, dislocated, in confusion, molested, out-of-place, roiled, ruffled, rumpled, shifted, shuffled, stirred up, tampered-with, tossed, tumbled |
| Antonyms: | methodical, neat, ordered, orderly, organized, systematic, trim, arranged, systematized |
| Main Entry: | disorganized |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unmethodical; messed up |
| Synonyms: | chaotic, confused, disordered, disorderly, haphazard, jumbled, muddled, mixed up, screwed up, shuffled, unsystematic |
| Antonyms: | methodical, neat, ordered, organized, planned, regulated, systematic, tidy, systematized |
| Main Entry: | distraught |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very upset, worked-up |
| Synonyms: | addled, agitated, anxious, beside oneself, bothered, concerned, confused, crazed*, crazy, discomposed, distracted, distrait, distressed, flustered, frantic, harassed, hysterical, in a panic, like a chicken with its head cut off, mad, muddled, nonplussed, nuts*, out of one's mind, overwrought, perturbed, rattled, raving, shook up, thrown, tormented, troubled, unglued, unscrewed, unzipped, wild, worried |
| Antonyms: | calm, gladdened, happy, pleased, untroubled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | groggy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dizzy, stunned |
| Synonyms: | befuddled, confused, dazed, dopey*, drunken, faint, hazy, punch-drunk*, punchy*, shaky, slaphappy*, staggering, stupefied, tired, unsteady, weak, whirling, wobbly, woozy*, out of it, reeling, swaying |
| Antonyms: | clear, cognizant, clear-headed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | haywire |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken; crazy |
| Synonyms: | amiss, batty, berserk, bonkers*, chaotic, confused, cracked, crazed, defective, disordered, disorganized, erratic, insane, mad, messy, nuts, out of order, psycho, screwball*, screwy*, touched*, unbalanced, unhinged, wacky, amok, flipped, in a mess, in pieces, orderless, out of whack, out to lunch, schizo, unglued |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hectic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frantic, turbulent |
| Synonyms: | animated, boisterous, burning, chaotic, confused, disordered, excited, exciting, fervid, feverish, frenetic, frenzied, furious, hassle, heated, jungle*, madhouse*, restless, riotous, tumultuous, unsettled, wild, woolly*, fevered, flurrying, flustering, hell broke loose, nutsy, rip-roaring, zoolike |
| Antonyms: | calm, leisurely, unhurried, easeful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | heterogeneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assorted, miscellaneous |
| Synonyms: | amalgamate, composite, confused, conglomerate, contrary, different, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, incongruous, independent, inharmonious, jumbled, mixed, mongrel, mosaic, motley, multifarious, odd, opposed, unlike, unrelated, variant, varied, variegated, contrasted, diversified, mingled, multiplex, unallied |
| Antonyms: | homogeneous, identical, pure, single, unchanging, uniform |
| Main Entry: | ill-advised |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unwise, not thought out |
| Synonyms: | brash, confused, foolhardy, foolish, half-baked*, hotheaded*, ill-considered, ill-judged, impolitic, imprudent, inappropriate, incautious, inconsiderate, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, madcap*, misguided, off the top of one's head, overhasty, rash, reckless, short-sighted*, thoughtless, unseemly, wrong |
| Antonyms: | reasonable, sensible, well-advised, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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