Synonyms of bewilder
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Another word for bewilder is puzzle. Other synonyms of bewilder are confuse, flurry, baffle, fluster and confound.
Synonyms and similar words for bewilder
verbTo confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
- befuddleTo perplex, confuse (someone).
- addle
- baffleTo confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
- vex
- lose
- embroil
- stick
- stump
- baffoundTo perplex; to bewilder.
- bamboozle
- bedevilTo perplex or bewilder.
- throw
- bemud figuratively
- bemuseTo confuse or bewilder.
- bumfuzzleTo confuse or fluster.
- complicate
- confoundTo fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
- confuddle slangTo confuse thoroughly.
- confuseTo puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult...
- confuzzle slangTo confuse or puzzle.
- dazzle
- discombobulateTo throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
- disconcertTo bring into confusion.
- blind
- dumbfoundTo confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.
- entangle figurativelyTo ensnare.
- ferhoodleTo confuse or puzzle.
- flabagast
- flabbergastTo overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
- flabbergasterTo perplex or amaze; to shock or frighten.
- flurryTo agitate, bewilder, fluster.
- flusterTo throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- flummox
- fuddle
- jumble
- mix upTo confuse or reverse.
- muddle
- muddy figurativelyTo confuse (a person or their thinking); to muddle.
- ravelTo confuse or perplex (someone or something).
- perplex
- puzzleTo cause (oneself or someone, or their mind, etc.) to feel confused or mystified because they cannot understand a...
- knot obsolete
Meaning of bewilder
- verb To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
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