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Confusion - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | confusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disorientation |
| Synonyms: | agitation, bewilderment, chagrin, commotion, demoralization, discomfiture, distraction, disturbing, dither, embarrassing, embarrassment, flap, fluster, lather, perplexing, perturbation, pother, stew, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, abashing, abashment, addling, befuddlement, befuddling, bemusement, blurring, cluttering, confounding, disarranging, discomfiting, disorientation, dumbfounding, embroiling, mixup mystification, obscuring, perplexity, puzzlement, stirring up, tangling, unsettling, upsetting |
| Antonyms: | clarity, order, organization, orientation, sense |
| Main Entry: | confusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disoriented state |
| Synonyms: | ado, anarchy, astonishment, bustle, chaos, clutter, commotion, complexity, complication, consternation, daze, difficulty, disarray, dislocation, disorganization, distraction, ferment, fog, fracas, haze, hodge-podge, imbroglio, intricacy, jumble, labyrinth, mess, mistake, muddle, pandemonium, perturbation, racket, riot, row, shambles, stir, stupefaction, surprise, tangle, trouble, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uproar, wilderness, abashment, discomposure, emotional upset, mystification, untidiness |
| Antonyms: | calm, clarity, composure, method, order, organization, orientation, system |
| Main Entry: | ado |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fuss |
| Synonyms: | bother, confusion, excitement, flurry, hubbub, to-do*, travail, trouble, turmoil |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amazement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of surprise |
| Synonyms: | admiration, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, confusion, marvel, shock, stopper*, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment, confoundment, one for the books, perplexity, something else, stunner |
| Antonyms: | calmness, composure, cool, coolness, indifference, preparation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | anarchy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawlessness; absence of government |
| Synonyms: | chaos, confusion, disorder, disorganization, disregard, hostility, nihilism, rebellion, reign of terror, revolution, riot, turmoil, unrest, misrule, mob rule, nongovernment |
| Antonyms: | order, rule, lawfulness |
| Main Entry: | astonishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of surprise |
| Synonyms: | amazement, awe, bewilderment, confusion, consternation, shock, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment, astoundment, dumbfoundment, one for the books, something else, stunner |
| Antonyms: | dullness, expectation, unexcitement |
| Main Entry: | bedlam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chaotic situation |
| Synonyms: | chaos, clamor, commotion, confusion, din, disquiet, disquietude, furor, hubbub, madhouse, maelstrom, noise, pandemonium, racket, shambles, tumult, turmoil, uproar |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace, quiet |
| Main Entry: | bewilderment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | puzzlement |
| Synonyms: | confusion, daze, surprise, bafflement, discombobulation, disorientation, perplexity |
| Main Entry: | clutter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disarray, mess |
| Synonyms: | chaos, confusion, derangement, disorder, hodgepodge, huddle, jumble, litter, medley, melange, muddle, rummage, scramble, shuffle, tumble, ataxia, untidiness |
| Antonyms: | neatness, order, tidiness |
| Main Entry: | commotion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clamor, uproar |
| Synonyms: | ado, agitation, annoyance, backwash, ballyhoo*, bedlam, brouhaha, bustle, clatter, combustion, confusion, convulsion, disquiet, dither, excitement, ferment, fermentation, flap, flurry, furor, fuss, hubbub, hurly-burly, insurrection, lather*, mutiny, outcry, pandemonium, perturbation, pother, racket, rebellion, revolt, riot, rumpus, stew, stir, to-do, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, uprising, upset, upturn, vexation, welter, whirl, big scene, big stink, discomposure, hell broke loose, insurgence |
| Antonyms: | calm, calmness, peace, quiet, repose, silence, stillness, tranquility, quietude |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | complication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difficult situation |
| Synonyms: | aggravation, complexity, confusion, development, difficulty, dilemma, drawback, embarrassment, entanglement, factor, intricacy, obstacle, problem, snag, web |
| Antonyms: | ease, peace, simplicity |
| Main Entry: | consternation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dismay, distress |
| Synonyms: | alarm, amazement, anxiety, awe, bewilderment, confusion, distraction, dread, fear, fright, horror, muddle, panic, shock, stupefaction, terror, trepidation, wonder, muddlement, perplexity, trepidity |
| Antonyms: | calm, composure, happiness, tranquility, peacefulness |
| Main Entry: | devastation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | destruction |
| Synonyms: | confusion, demolition, depredation, desolation, havoc, loss, pillage, plunder, ruin, waste, defoliation, ravages, ruination, spoliation |
| Antonyms: | building, construction, creation |
| Main Entry: | din |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud, continuous noise |
| Synonyms: | babel, bedlam, brouhaha, buzz, clamor, clangor, clash, clatter, commotion, confusion, crash, disquiet, hoo-ha*, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly*, jangle, music, outcry, pandemonium, percussion, racket, row, shout, sound, tintinnabulation, tumult, uproar, boisterousness, stridency, tintamarre |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disaster area |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area affected by a general disaster |
| Synonyms: | chaos, confusion, desolation, havoc, war zone, area of devastation, crisis zone, disaster relief area, earthquake zone, emergency area, flood zone, hot spot, path of destruction, scene of destruction, storm center |
| Main Entry: | discomfiture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | embarrassment, frustration |
| Synonyms: | agitation, beating, chagrin, comedown, confusion, conquest, defeat, demoralization, descent, disappointment, disquiet, failure, humiliation, overthrow, perturbation, rout, ruin, shame, undoing, uneasiness, upset, vexation, abashment, defeasance, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment, unease, vanquishment |
| Antonyms: | surrender, yielding |
| Main Entry: | dislocation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | displacement |
| Synonyms: | break, confusion, disarray, disconnection, disorder, disorganization, disruption, disturbance, division, disarticulation, discontinuity, disengagement, luxation, misplacement, unhinging |
| Antonyms: | order, ordering |
| Main Entry: | disorganization |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unordered situation or thing |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, chaos, confusion, derangement, disarray, disjointedness, disorder, disruption, dissolution, disunion, foul-up*, incoherence, mix-up, rat's nest, screw-up, unconnectedness, unholy mess |
| Antonyms: | coherence, method, neatness, order, organization, plan, system, tidiness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | having one's attention drawn away |
| Synonyms: | aberration, abstraction, agitation, amusement, bewilderment, commotion, complication, confusion, disorder, dissipation, disturbance, diversion, entertainment, frenzy, game, interference, interruption, pastime, preoccupation, recreation, beguilement, divertissement, engrossment, perplexity |
| Main Entry: | disturbance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion; upset |
| Synonyms: | agitation, annoyance, bother, brawl, brouhaha, clamor, confusion, convulsion, derangement, disorder, disruption, distraction, eruption, explosion, ferment, fisticuffs, flap, fracas, fray, fuss, hindrance, hubbub, hullabaloo*, insurrection, interruption, intrusion, perturbation, quake, quarrel, racket, rampage, restlessness, riot, ruckus, rumble, shock, spasm, stink*, stir*, storm, to-do*, tremor, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uprising, uproar, violence, big scene, big stink, disarrangement, molestation |
| Antonyms: | calm, order, peace, quiet, tranquility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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