Perplexing

//pɚˈplɛksɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of perplex form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That causes perplexity.

    "utterly perplexing"

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
arcanebafflingbafflingbewilderingbewilderingbothering

Antonyms

All antonyms
clear

Example

More examples

"The well documented violent nature of humanity is rather perplexing at first until one realizes that humans are merely slightly more intelligent animals."

More for "perplexing"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.