| Main Entry: | flummox |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
Synonyms: |
baffle, bewilder, buffalo, confound, discombobulate, disconcert, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stump, throw off, throw* |
| Main Entry: | bomb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fail miserably |
Synonyms: |
blow it, flop, flummox, go out of business, lose, wash out, wipe out |
Antonyms: |
do well, succeed, win |
| Main Entry: | confused |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disoriented mentally |
Synonyms: |
abashed, addled, at a loss, at sea, at sixes and sevens, baffled, befuddled, bewildered, come apart, dazed, discombobulated*, disconcerted, disorganized, distracted, flummoxed, flustered, fouled up, glassy-eyed, gone*, misled, mixed up, muddled, nonplussed, not with it, out to lunch, perplexed, perturbed, punch-drunk, punchy, puzzled, screwy, shook up, shot to pieces, slaphappy, spaced out, stumped, taken aback, thrown, thrown off balance, unglued, unscrewed, unzipped |
Antonyms: |
clear, organized, oriented, understanding |
| Main Entry: | cross |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | betray, hinder |
Synonyms: |
backtalk, block, bollix, buck, crab, cramp, crimp, deny, double-cross, flummox, foil, foul up, frustrate, have bone to pick, impede, interfere, knock props out, louse up, obstruct, oppose, resist, sell out, sell*, snafu, stab in the back, stonewall, stump, stymie, take on, take wind out of sails, thwart |
Antonyms: |
abet, aid, assist, help |
| Main Entry: | dismay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disappoint, fill with consternation |
Synonyms: |
abash, affright, agitate, alarm, appall, bewilder, bother, chill, confound, daunt, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, disillusion, dispirit, disquiet, distress, disturb, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, flummox, fluster, foul up, frighten, get to, horrify, louse up, mess up*, muck up, mystify, nonplus, paralyze, perplex, put off, puzzle, rattle, scare, screw up, shake, snafu, take aback, terrify, terrorize, throw, throw into a tizzy, unhinge, unnerve, upset |
Antonyms: |
assure, encourage, make happy |
| Main Entry: | flop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fail miserably |
Synonyms: |
bomb*, close, come apart, come to nothing, fall flat, fall short, flummox, fold, founder, miscarry, misfire, wash out |
Antonyms: |
accomplish, achieve, succeed |
| Main Entry: | flounder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | struggle; be in the dark |
Synonyms: |
blunder, bobble, cast about, come apart at the seams, drop the ball, fall down, flop, flummox, foul up, fumble, go at backwards, go to pieces, grope, labor, lurch, make a mess of, miss one's cue, muddle, plunge, pratfall, screw up, slip up, snafu, strive, stub one's toe, stumble, thrash, toil, toss, travail, trip up, tumble, wallow, work at |
| Notes: | founder means to sink, while flounder means to flail helplessly |
Antonyms: |
do well, succeed |
| Main Entry: | mixed-up |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused |
Synonyms: |
baffled, befuddled, bewildered, come apart, confounded, dazed, discombobulated*, disconcerted, disorganized, disoriented, flummoxed, flustered, lost, muddled, out to lunch, perplexed, puzzled, stumped, thrown off balance |
| Main Entry: | puzzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | baffle, confuse |
Synonyms: |
addle, amaze, bamboozle*, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, complicate, confound, discombobulate, disconcert, distract, disturb, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, flummox, foil, frustrate, get to, mystify, nonplus, obscure, perplex, pose, profundicate, psych out, put off, rattle, snow*, stir, stumble, stump, throw |
Antonyms: |
clarify, elucidate, explain, illustrate, unravel |
| Main Entry: | rattle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disconcert, upset someone |
Synonyms: |
abash, addle, bewilder, bother, confound, confuse, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, discountenance, distract, disturb, embarrass, faze, flummox, frighten, get to, muddle, nonplus, perplex, perturb, psych out, put off, put out, put out of countenance, rattle one's cage, scare, shake, throw, unnerve |
Antonyms: |
appease, placate, soothe |