Perplexing

/pɚˈplɛksɪŋ/

Synonyms for "perplexing" (99 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Adjective(10 words)

puzzling amaze ambiguous anomalous baffle baffling befuddling bemusing bewilder bewildering

Noun(4 words)

addling bamboozling bedeviling bedevilling

arcane baffling bewildering bothering byzantine

Verb(1 words)

boggling

Strong matches (30)

Adjective(9 words)

challengecomplex clauseconfound confounding confusingconfusing layoutcryptic statementdifficult dizziest

complex complicated confounding confused confusing convoluted cryptic difficult discomposing disconcerting dismaying distracting disturbing embarrassing enigmatic equivocal

Noun(5 words)

counting confusiondisarraying disorienting dumbfounding eluding

Related words (49)

Noun(4 words)

extremely difficultflummoxingmost unclearunexplained word

Adjective(13 words)

fascinate flummox intrigue intriguing knottiest maddening mystify problematic puzzle stump troubling unexpected unexplainable

flabbergasting hard impenetrable incomprehensible inexplicable intricate involved knotty labyrinthine misleading mysterious mystifying obscure occult opaque paradoxical perturbing problematic problematical puzzling

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recondite riddling sphinxlike stupefying tough twisted unfathomable upsetting

Verb(4 words)

nonplusing nonplussing stymying vexing

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More general

4 entries

confusedescriptive termevaluative descriptorinterpretive descriptor

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15 entries

ambiguous anomalous baffle bewilder bewildering confound confounding counterintuitive enigmatic mystify puzzle stump troubling unclear unexpected

Collocations

8 entries

perplexing dataperplexing findingperplexing issueperplexing paradoxperplexing phenomenonperplexing problemperplexing questionperplexing result

Inflections

4 entries

more perplexingmost perplexingperplexed perplexes

Derivations

3 entries

perplex perplexingly perplexity

similar

1 entries

unclear

Sample sentences

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

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Sami asked Layla a perplexing question.

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Tom asked me a perplexing question.

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Tom asked several perplexing questions.

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