Synonyms of fluster
44 similar words
Another word for fluster is puzzle. Other synonyms of fluster are flurry, baffle, bewilder, confound and befuddle.
Synonyms and similar words for fluster
verbTo throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- agitate
- bewilderTo confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
- 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.
- befuddleTo perplex, confuse (someone).
- throw
- bemud figuratively
- bemuse
- bumfuzzleTo confuse or fluster.
- complicate
- confoundTo fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
- confuddle slangTo confuse thoroughly.
- confuse
- 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.
- flummoxTo confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
- 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
verbMore synonyms
- fazeTo frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb.
Meaning of fluster
- verb To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- verb To make emotionally overwhelmed or visibly embarrassed, especially in a sexual or romantic context.
- verb To turn on, to make horny.
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