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| Main Entry: | perplexed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective1 |
| Definition: | confused |
| Synonyms: | bewildered, puzzled, troubled, uncertain |
| Main Entry: | perplexed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | involved |
| Synonyms: | complex, complicated, confusing, difficult, intricate, bewildering, entangled |
| Main Entry: | perplex |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, mix up |
| Synonyms: | astonish, astound, baffle, balk, befuddle, beset, bewilder, complicate, confound, discompose, dumbfound, encumber, entangle, fog, involve, jumble, muck, muddle, mystify, nonplus, perturb, pose, puzzle, rattle, ravel, stumble, stump, surprise, tangle, thicken, thwart, buffalo, discombobulate, get to*, muddy the waters, snarl up |
| Antonyms: | clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | deranged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | crazy, insane |
| Synonyms: | ape*, baked*, berserk, cracked*, crazed, delirious, demented, disconcerted, disordered, displaced, distracted, dotty*, frantic, frenzied, fried*, irrational, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, nuts*, perplexed, unbalanced, unhinged*, unsettled, unsound, bananas, disarranged, flipped, flipped out, loco, maddened, schizzo, unglued, unscrewed, unzipped, whacko |
| Antonyms: | balanced, calm, sane, ok |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disoriented |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused, unstable |
| Synonyms: | adrift, astray, bewildered, discombobulated, lost, mixed-up, off-course, perplexed, unbalanced, unhinged, unsettled, all at sea, not adjusted, off-beam, out-of-joint |
| Antonyms: | balanced, settled, understanding, oriented, unpuzzled |
| 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: | uneasy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | awkward, uncomfortable |
| Synonyms: | afraid, agitated, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, bothered, disturbed, edgy, fearful, fidgety, fretful, ill at ease, impatient, insecure, irascible, irritable, jittery, jumpy, nervous, on edge, peevish, perplexed, perturbed, precarious, restive, restless, shaken, shaky, strained, suspicious, tense, troubled, unsettled, unstable, upset, worried, wrung, all nerves, anguished, constrained, discomposed, dismayed, disquieted, harassed, in turmoil, on the qui vive, palpitant, tormented, unquiet, vexed |
| Antonyms: | comfortable, composed, laid-back, easy-going |
| Main Entry: | confounded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused |
| Synonyms: | befuddled, bewildered, disconcerted, perplexed |
| Main Entry: | knotted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tied |
| Synonyms: | bent, coiled, engaged, fastened, gnarled, knotty, linked, perplexed, seized, spliced, tangled, twisted, banded, braided, bunched, clinched, clumped, clustered, entangled, hitched, intertwined, lashed, lassoed, looped, meshed, snagged, snarled, warped, whirled |
| Antonyms: | free, loose, separate |
| Main Entry: | afraid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
| Synonyms: | abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, blanched, cowardly, discouraged, distressed, disturbed, frightened, frozen, horrified, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, scared, shocked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, timid, timorous, upset, worried, aroused, cowed, daunted, disheartened, dismayed, faint-hearted, have cold feet, in awe, rattled, run scared, scared stiff, scared to death, spooked, terror-stricken, trembling |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, composed, confident, cool, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, undaunted, valiant |
| 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: | dubious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful |
| Synonyms: | arguable, chancy, debatable, diffident, disputable, equivocal, far-fetched, fishy*, fly-by-night*, hesitant, iffy*, improbable, indecisive, moot, open, perplexed, problematic, questionable, reluctant, shady, skeptical, suspect, suspicious, uncertain, unclear, undecided, undependable, unlikely, unreliable, unsure, untrustworthy, wavering, dubitable, mootable, touch and go, trustless, unassured, unconvinced, untrusty |
| Notes: | a person is capable of doubting, whereas a thing is dubitable; dubious, unlike doubtful, carries the connotation of suspicion |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, doubtless, positive, reliable, sure, trustworthy, trusty, undoubtful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | troubled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective1 |
| Definition: | worried |
| Synonyms: | afraid, agitated, alarmed, annoyed, anxious, apprehensive, beset, bothered, concerned, confused, discombobulated*, disconcerted, displeased, distraught, distressed, disturbed, fearful, frightened, harried, irritated, miffed*, overwrought, pained, perplexed, perturbed, provoked, put out, puzzled, scared, shaken, terrified, uneasy, unsettled, upset, aggravated, anguished, chagrined, disquieted, exacerbated, flustered, harrowed, in a tizzy*, inconvenienced, irked, mortified, pestered, plagued, riled*, ruffled, tormented, tortured, vexed, worried stiff* |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected, composed, cool, peaceful, quiet, settled, untroubled, at ease |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
| Antonyms: | believing, certain, confident, convinced, sure, trusting |
| Main Entry: | lost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distracted, dreaming |
| Synonyms: | absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, bewildered, dreamy, engrossed, faraway, feeble, ignorant, musing, perplexed, preoccupied, rapt, spellbound, unconscious, wasted, bemused, distrait, entranced, going in circles, inconscient, taken in, taken up |
| Antonyms: | attentive, aware, cognizant |
| Main Entry: | amaze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surprise |
| Synonyms: | affect, alarm, astonish, astound, bewilder, blow away, blow one's mind, bowl over*, daze, dumbfound, electrify, flabbergast*, impress, move, perplex, put one away, shock, stagger, startle, strike, stun, stupefy, touch* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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
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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