| 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
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Antonyms: |
clarify, elucidate, explain, illustrate, unravel
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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