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| Main Entry: | baffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perplex |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astound, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, daze, disconcert, dumbfound, elude, embarrass, faze, floor*, get, mix up, muddle, mystify, nonplus, puzzle, rattle, stick*, stump*, stun, throw, addle, buffalo |
| Antonyms: | clear up, enlighten, explain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | baffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder |
| Synonyms: | beat, block, check, circumvent, dash, defeat, disappoint, foil, frustrate, impede, obstruct, prevent, ruin, thwart, upset |
| Antonyms: | abet, aid, assist, encourage, help, relieve, support |
| Main Entry: | bewildered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused |
| Synonyms: | addled, agape, aghast, agog, befuddled, bowled over, dazed, disconcerted, dizzy, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, giddy, lost, misled, muddled, perplexed, punchy*, puzzled, shocked, speechless, startled, stumped, stunned, stupefied, surprised, thrown, thunderstruck*, uncertain, appalled, astonished, astounded, awe-struck, awed, baffled, dazzled, flabbergasted, flipped out, floored, flustered, in a dither, mystified, rattled, reeling, shook up, staggered, taken aback, unglued |
| Antonyms: | clear, understanding, oriented |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mixed-up |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused |
| Synonyms: | befuddled, bewildered, confounded, dazed, discombobulated*, disconcerted, disorganized, disoriented, lost, muddled, perplexed, puzzled, stumped, baffled, come apart, flummoxed, flustered, out to lunch, thrown off balance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | punch-drunk |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dazed |
| Synonyms: | agog, befuddled, confused, dizzy, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, lost, muddled, perplexed, punchy*, puzzled, baffled, dazzled, flustered, rattled, slap-happy, staggered |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | puzzled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused |
| Synonyms: | bewildered, discombobulated*, dopey*, doubtful, foggy, hung up*, lost, perplexed, spaced out*, stuck, stumped, thrown, at a loss, at sea, baffled, bollixed, clueless, come apart, come unzipped, floored, fouled up, in a fog, loused up, messed up, mind-blown, mixed up, mucked up, mystified, nonplussed, rattled, screwed up, shook, shook up, unglued, without a clue |
| Antonyms: | aware, certain, cognizant, sure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stumped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | puzzled |
| Synonyms: | befuddled, bewildered, confused, dumbfounded, uncertain, at a loss, baffled |
| Main Entry: | beaten |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | defeated |
| Synonyms: | disappointed, frustrated, overcome, overthrown, overwhelmed, ruined, undone, baffled, bested, circumvented, conquered, cowed, crushed, discomfited, disheartened, humbled, licked, mastered, overpowered, routed, subjugated, surmounted, thwarted, trounced, vanquished, worsted |
| 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: | befuddled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused |
| Synonyms: | bewildered, dumbfounded, slaphappy, stumped, stupefied, baffled, mixed up |
| Antonyms: | clear, clearheaded |
| Main Entry: | doubtful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not believing |
| Synonyms: | agnostic, confused, disconcerted, distracted, distrustful, disturbed, doubting, dubious, equivocal, faithless, hesitant, hesitating, indecisive, irresolute, lost, perplexed, puzzled, questioning, skeptical, suspicious, tentative, theoretical, troubled, uncertain, undecided, unresolved, unsettled, unsure, vacillating, wavering, baffled, discomposed, faltering, flustered, in a quandary, in clouds, in dilemma, like doubting Thomas, not following, of two minds, unconvinced, without belief |
| Notes: | a person is capable of doubting, whereas a thing is dubitable; dubious, unlike doubtful, carries the connotation of suspicion |
| Antonyms: | believing, certain, confident, convinced, sure, trusting |
| Main Entry: | stuck |
| Part of Speech: | adjective3 |
| Definition: | perplexed |
| Synonyms: | confounded, dumbfounded, puzzled, baffled |
| Main Entry: | balk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thwart |
| Synonyms: | baffle, bar, beat, check, circumvent, counteract, cramp, cramp one's style, dash, defeat, disappoint, disconcert, foil, forestall, frustrate, hinder, obstruct, prevent, ruin, stall, stop, throw a curve, throw monkey wrench in, upset the apple cart |
| Antonyms: | aid, help, make easier |
| Main Entry: | bamboozle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool; cheat |
| Synonyms: | baffle, befuddle, bilk, con, confound, confuse, deceive, defraud, delude, dupe, flimflam*, hoax, hoodwink*, hornswoggle*, mystify, perplex, puzzle, stump, swindle, trick |
| Antonyms: | be honest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | befuddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | baffle, bewilder, bother, daze, distract, dumbfound, fluster, inebriate, mix up, muddle, puzzle, shake, stupefy, throw off*, addle, ball up, disorient, intoxicate, make punchy |
| Antonyms: | clear up, explain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bewilder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | addle, baffle, ball up, befuddle, bemuse, confound, daze, disconcert, distract, floor*, fluster, mess with one's head, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle, rattle, snow*, stump, stupefy, throw, upset |
| Antonyms: | clear up, explain, orient |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cheat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frustrate, thwart |
| Synonyms: | baffle, check, defeat, deprive, foil, prevent |
| Main Entry: | check |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder, restrain |
| Synonyms: | arrest, baffle, bar, bit, bottleneck*, bridle, checkmate, choke, circumvent, constrain, control, counteract, curb, cut short, delay, discourage, foil, frustrate, halt, harness, hold, hold back, impede, inhibit, interrupt, limit, moderate, neutralize, nip in the bud*, obstruct, obviate, pause, preclude, prevent, rebuff, reduce, repress, repulse, retard, snub, squelch, stay, stop, suppress, tame, terminate, thwart, withhold, hold down, hold in, keep back, play for time, rein in, slacken pace, slow down |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge, liberate, permit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | confound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | abash, amaze, astonish, astound, baffle, bewilder, blend, bug*, commingle, confute, discomfit, discountenance, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, fiddle, flabbergast, jumble, mix, mix up*, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, rattle, screw up*, startle, surprise, throw*, befog, discombobulate, metagrobolize, misidentify |
| Antonyms: | clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain, relate, make clear |
* = 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
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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