Mystify

/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/

Synonyms for "mystify" (117 found)

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Closest matches (24)

Verb(10 words)

baffle bewilder perplex amaze bamboozled bamboozles beat bedeviled bemuses blur

addle amazearound the bushbaffle bamboozle beatbeat aboutbeat around the bushbeg the questionbewilder bickerblow hot and cold

Noun(1 words)

baffles

Adjective(1 words)

baffling

Strong matches (35)

boggle buffalo cavilchop logicchoplogic complicate confound confuse corrupt daze dismay distract dodge equivocate escape evadeevade the issuefaze fence floor

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flummox fluster fog fool fuddle garble

Verb(8 words)

boggles conceal confound confuse dumbfound dumfound flummox flummoxes

Adjective(1 words)

enshrouded

Related words (58)

get hedge hoax humbug jumblekeep in suspenselickmake unintelligiblemaze misadvise misdirect miseducate misguide misinform misinstruct mislead misteachmix upmuddle nitpick

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nonplus obfuscate obscure palter parry perplex pervertpick nitsprevaricate pussyfoot puzzle quibble scramble shadow shift shuffle shy sidestepsplit hairsstick stump tergiversate throw

Verb(11 words)

get gravel mebaral nonplus obscure pose puzzle stick stump stupefy vex

Adjective(2 words)

perplexing puzzled

Noun(2 words)

riddle stymie

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6 relation types

More general

15 entries

bedevil befuddleblot outconfound confuse confusion discombobulate fox fuddle hide obliterate obscure throw uncertainty veil

More specific

7 entries

bewilder blur complicate conceal confound puzzle stump

Collocations

6 entries

audiencedata setexperimental resultsreaders researchers students

Inflections

3 entries

mystified mystifies mystifying

Derivations

4 entries

mystification mystified mystifier mystifying

Antonyms

1 entries

demystify

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Solar eclipses continued to mystify ancient humans for thousands of years.

Source: wiktionary

I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding.

Source: wiktionary

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