| Main Entry: | confusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disorientation |
Synonyms: |
abashing, abashment, addling, agitation, befuddlement, befuddling, bemusement, bewilderment, blurring, chagrin, cluttering, commotion, confounding, demoralization, disarranging, discomfiting, discomfiture, disorientation, distraction, disturbing, dither, dumbfounding, embarrassing, embarrassment, embroiling, flap, fluster, lather, mixup mystification, obscuring, perplexing, perplexity, perturbation, pother, puzzlement, stew, stirring up, tangling, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, unsettling, upsetting |
Antonyms: |
clarity, order, organization, orientation, sense |
| Main Entry: | confusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disoriented state |
Synonyms: |
abashment, ado, anarchy, astonishment, bustle, chaos, clutter, commotion, complexity, complication, consternation, daze, difficulty, disarray, discomposure, dislocation, disorganization, distraction, emotional upset, ferment, fog, fracas, haze, hodge-podge, imbroglio, intricacy, jumble, labyrinth, mess, mistake, muddle, mystification, pandemonium, perturbation, racket, riot, row, shambles, stir, stupefaction, surprise, tangle, trouble, tumult, turmoil, untidiness, upheaval, uproar, wilderness |
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 |
| Main Entry: | amazement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of surprise |
Synonyms: |
admiration, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, confoundment, confusion, marvel, one for the books, perplexity, shock, something else, stopper, stunner, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment |
Antonyms: |
calmness, composure, cool, coolness, indifference, preparation |
| Main Entry: | anarchy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawlessness; absence of government |
Synonyms: |
chaos, confusion, disorder, disorganization, disregard, hostility, misrule, mob rule, nihilism, nongovernment, rebellion, reign of terror, revolution, riot, turmoil, unrest |
Antonyms: |
lawfulness, order, rule |
| Main Entry: | astonishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of surprise |
Synonyms: |
amazement, astoundment, awe, bewilderment, confusion, consternation, dumbfoundment, one for the books, shock, something else, stunner, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment |
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: |
bafflement, confusion, daze, discombobulation, disorientation, perplexity, surprise |
| Main Entry: | clutter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disarray, mess |
Synonyms: |
ataxia, chaos, confusion, derangement, disorder, hodgepodge, huddle, jumble, litter, medley, melange, muddle, rummage, scramble, shuffle, tumble, untidiness |
Antonyms: |
neatness, order, tidiness |
| Main Entry: | commotion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clamor, uproar |
Synonyms: |
ado, agitation, annoyance, backwash, ballyhoo, bedlam, big scene, big stink, brouhaha, bustle, clatter, combustion, confusion, convulsion, discomposure, disquiet, dither, excitement, ferment, fermentation, flap, flurry, furor, fuss, hell broke loose, hubbub, hurly-burly, insurgence, 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 |
Antonyms: |
calm, calmness, peace, quiet, quietude, repose, silence, stillness, tranquility |