When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.
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Confound
/kənˈfaʊnd/
Synonyms for "confound" (334 found)
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Strong matches (100)
Verb(14 words)
Adjective(3 words)
confuteconsumecontaminatecontradictcontravenecontrovertcorruptcountercounteractcountermandcounterworkcrosscrushcursedamndarndashdazedazzledeal destruction
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debasedebauchdecimatedefeatdefiledeflowerdefydegeneratedegradedemolishdenaturedenydepravedepredatedesecratedesolatedespoildestroydevaluedevastatedevourdiscomfitdiscomposedisconcertdisconfirmdiscountenancedishdismaydismissdisorderdispose ofdisprovedisruptdissolvedistortdistractdisturbdumbfounddumbfoundereludeembarrassembrangleengorgeentangleevertexcommunicateexecratefazefightfinishflabbergastfloorflummoxflusterfoilfoul upfrustrate
Noun(6 words)
Related words (167)
fuddlefulminate againstfumblegarblegetgobblegobble upgutgut with firehavocheximpedeimplicateimprecateincinerateinfectinvolvejumblejumble togetherkeep in suspense
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knock the chocksknotlay in ruinslay wastelicklouse upmazemess upmisdeemmisidentifymisusemixmix upmortifymuck upmuddlemystifynonplusoverlook distinctionsoverthrowoverturnoverwhelmpanicparalyzeparryperplexpervertpetrifypiplay hob withpoisonpolluteposeprostituteput output to flightput to routput to silencepuzzleramifyrattleravageravelravishrebutreduce to silencerefuteriffleroutruinruinatesabotagescatterscotchscramblescrew upsettleshakeshattershipwreckshuffleshut upsilencesmash all oppositionsnafusnarlsnarl upspikespoilsquashsquelchstaggerstampedestand in the waystartlestickstonewallstrike deadstrike dumbstrike with wonderstumblestumpstunstupefystymiesubvertsurpriseswallow uptainttake abacktanglethrowthrow a whammythrow into confusionthrow into disorderthunder againstthwarttumbletwistulcerateundermineunleash destructionunleash the hurricaneupheaveupsetvandalizevaporizeviolatevitiatevulgarizewarpwastewrackwreak havocwreck
Verb(16 words)
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More general
21 entriesaffectbear onbear uponcognitive errordescriptorfactorimpactmental processmethodological termmisidentificationmisidentifymistakemodifierperception errorstatistical biasstatistical descriptor
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18 entriesbewilderbewilderingbiasingconfounding factorconfounding variabledistortinginstrument driftmeasurement errormisclassifymisidentifymislabelmisleadingmystifyperplexpuzzlingselection bias
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Collocations
11 entriesage confoundingconfounderconfounding biasconfounding by ageconfounding effectconfounding effectsconfounding factorconfounding variablecontrol for confoundsstatistical confoundingunconfounded results
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
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9 entriesSample sentences
23 total sentences available.
It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery. The most commonplace crime is often the most mysterious, because it presents no new or special features from which deductions may be drawn.
Source: tatoeba (6310161)
Come ye, therefore, let us go down and there confound their tongue, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Source: tatoeba (7817940)
Confound it.
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