Confused

/kənˈfjuːzd/

Synonyms for "confused" (385 found)

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Closest matches (77)

Adjective(11 words)

baffled bewilderedacademic incoherenceat seabefuddled bemused bewilder broken chaoticchaotic environmentclear incoherence

abashed abroad adrift afflicted agitated ajar aleatoric aleatory ambiguous amiss amorphic amorphous anarchicarsy varsyarsy-varsyass backwardsass-backwards astrayat a lossat sea

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awkward baffled baffling baggyballed upballed-up bashful befuddled bemused beset bewildered blank blear bleared bleary blobby blurred blurrybollixed upbothered broad byzantinecast downchagrined chance chancy chaotic chapfallen characterless clashing clueless

Adjective(10 words)

addle-pated addled addlepatedat a lossat a loss for wordsat seaat sixes and sevensbaffled befuddled bewildered

Noun(2 words)

addlingaddress oral inarticulacy

Adverb(1 words)

Verb(2 words)

bamboozled befogged

Strong matches (116)

complex complicated conflicting confounded confusing conscious contradictory convoluted coy crabbed daedal dark daze dazed delirious demure devious dim disarranged discomfited

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discomforted discomposed disconcerted dismayed disordered disorderly disorganized disoriented disquieted distracted distraught distressed disturbed dizzy elaborate embarrassed embrangled entangled faint featureless feeble filmy flustered fluttered foggy foolish formlessfouled upfrantic fussed fuzzy galley-west general grating groggy guessing hairy half-seen half-visible harsh hazy helplesshelter skelterhelter-skelterhiggledy piggledyhiggledy-piggledyhit-or-misshugger muggerhugger-muggerhung upill at easeill-at-easeill-defined implicated imprecisein a fixin a jumblein a mazein a messin a picklein a potherin a puckerin a scrapein a stew

Adjective(19 words)

confound confounded delirious disarrayed disconnected disjointed disordereddisordered spacedisorganizeddisorganized contentdisorganized groupdisorganized guidedisorganized studydisoriented dizzy fogbound fuddled garbled illogical

Adjective(11 words)

confuzzled dazzled discombobulated disconcerted dumbfounded flabagasted flabbergasted flabbergastered flummoxed flustered fluttered

Verb(2 words)

Related words (192)

in a sweatin a swivetin a tizzyinaccurate inarticulate inchoate incoherent inconsistent inconspicuous indecisive indefinable indefinite indeterminable indeterminate indiscriminate indistinct indistinguishable inexact inform intricate

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involuted involved jangling jangly jarring jostling jumbled kaleidoscopic knotted labyrinthian labyrinthine lax loose lostloused uplow profilelow-profile lumpen many-faceted matted maudlin mazed mazy meanderingmerely glimpsedmessed upmessy miscellaneous misleading misty mixedmixed upmixed-up mortified motley mousymucked upmuddled muddy multifarious muzzy mystified mystifying neurotic nondescript nonplussed nonspecificnot with itobscureoff the trackorderlessout of countenanceout of focusout of itpale pell-mell perplexed perplexing perturbed promiscuousput offput output uponput-out put-upon puzzled puzzling rambling ramified random rattled roundabout ruffled scatteredscrewed upself-conscious semivisibleshadowed forthshadowy shaken shamefaced shamefast shapeless shook shuffled shy skimble-skamble skittish snafu snarledsnarled upstammering stochastic subtle sweeping tangled tangly timid timoroustopsy turvytopsy-turvy troubledturned aroundtwisted uncertain unclear uncomfortable undefined undestined undetermined uneasy unordered unorganized unplain unrecognizable unsettled unspecified upsetupside downupside-down vague veiled warring weak wildwithout a clue

Adjective(19 words)

jumbledlost for wordsminussed misledmixed upmuddled muzzy mystified nonplussednot with itout of itout to lunchpunch-drunkspaced outspeechless stumped stymied thrownup a tree

Adjective(22 words)

jumbledjumbled noteslost mazed messiestmessy curriculamisidentify mistake mixed-up muddledmuddled thinkingmussiest perplex perplexed puzzle puzzled scattered senile unconnected upset

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Noun(3 words)

most unorganizedmuddlingshuffled the deck

Verb(2 words)

scrambled twaddled

How these synonyms differ

baffled - 'Baffled' means completely stumped, you've tried to make sense of it and failed. It carries a note of exasperation.
bewildered - 'Bewildered' implies being lost, your mental map has failed and you don't even know which direction to start looking.
disoriented - 'Disoriented' is physical or spatial, you've lost your sense of direction or context. It's confusion about where you are, not just what's happening.
perplexed - 'Perplexed' is deeper than puzzled, something genuinely doesn't add up. There's a hint of frustration alongside the confusion.
puzzled - 'Puzzled' is lighter, it's confusion with a sense of intrigue. A puzzle has a solution, and 'puzzled' suggests you're willing to find it.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

6 entries

cognitive disruptioncognitive statedisorder disorganizationmental statemisperception

More specific

13 entries

befuddle bewilder bewildered chaotic disoriented jumbled misidentify mistake muddled perplex perplexed puzzle stump

Collocations

8 entries

confused answersconfused conceptconfused explanationconfused expressionconfused lookconfused mindconfused stateconfused student

Inflections

4 entries

confuses confusingmore confusedmost confused

Derivations

8 entries

confusable confuse confusedly confuser confusing confusingly confusion reconfuse

Antonyms

1 entries

similar

29 entries

addlebrained addled addlepated befogged befuddled clouded dazed dazzled disorganised disorganized incoherent muddled muddleheaded muzzy perplexed puddingheaded

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Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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I am confused by your frenzied behaviour.

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Mr Hashimoto was confused by Ken's question.

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Computers are difficult, so I get confused.

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Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.

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