Confusing

/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/

Synonyms for "confusing" (69 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Adjective(8 words)
Noun(2 words)
Verb(2 words)
affect understandingaffecting understanding

Strong matches (21)

Adjective(6 words)
complex instructionscomplex living systemdense fogdifficultdisordering influenceequivocal
Noun(8 words)
confoundingcounting confusiondifficult to learndisorganized instructiondisorganizingdisorientingextremely difficultflummox

Related words (34)

Verb(2 words)
hinder understandingmuddying
Adjective(17 words)
incomprehensibleindistinctmessymisidentifymisreadmix upmuddleperplexpoor presentationpuzzledswampyunclearunclear stepsunclear writingunclearerunhelpful dataweak explanation
Noun(4 words)
misleading examplemost unclearobfuscatingswamp ecosystems

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

8 entries

More specific

11 entries
ambiguousbewilderingconfuse conceptsconfuse directionsconfuse termsindistinctmix up datesmix up symbolsmix up termsmystifyingperplexing

Collocations

9 entries
confusable itemsconfusing chartconfusing dataconfusing diagramconfusing instructionsconfusing questionconfusing wordingconfusion causessources of confusion

Inflections

4 entries
confusedconfusesmore confusingmost confusing

Derivations

7 entries

similar

2 entries

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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I finally found my way out of the confusing maze.

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I was mixed up by the confusing explanation.

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The debate has been interesting, confusing, and sometimes horrifying.

Source: tatoeba (61977)

We tried to figure out the problem our professor had given us, but it seemed confusing.

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