Definition for Confuse:

• cause to feel embarrassment; " The constant attention of the young man confused her"

Synonyms for Confuse:

• n.

  •
  • deepen,
  • defy.
  •
  • err,
  • let down,
  • miss,
  • discomfort.
  •
  • correct.
  •confuse (noun)
  • discombobulate,
  • throw.
  •puzzle (noun)
  • flummox,
  • addle the wits,
  • dismay.

• v.

  •amaze (verb)
  • dumbfound.
  •bewilder someone (verb)
  • clutter,
  • astonish,
  • bedevil,
  • misinform,
  • trouble,
  • render uncertain,
  • cloud,
  • shame,
  • mislead,
  • perplex,
  • frustrate,
  • demoralize,
  • disconcert,
  • befuddle,
  • daze,
  • bemuse,
  • abash,
  • discomfit,
  • confound,
  • unhinge,
  • darken,
  • muddle,
  • amaze,
  • complicate,
  • mortify,
  • involve,
  • stump,
  • becloud.
  •confuse (verb)
  • misconstrue.
  •derange (verb)
  • dislocate,
  • meddle,
  • rummage,
  • scatter,
  • roil,
  • blur,
  • ripple,
  • tousle,
  • swirl,
  • roughen,
  • ferment,
  • rumple,
  • whip,
  • botch,
  • displace,
  • convulse,
  • scramble,
  • mess,
  • derange,
  • hash,
  • tumble,
  • dishevel,
  • capsize,
  • whisk,
  • muss,
  • disarrange,
  • churn,
  • tamper,
  • toss.
  •misinterpret (verb)
  • distort,
  • twist,
  • deform.
  •mix up; involve (verb)
  • bedlamize,
  • mingle,
  • blend,
  • intermingle,
  • disarray.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • disorientate,
  • preoccupy,
  • disorient,
  • boggle,
  • addle,
  • define.
  •
  • devastate,
  • distract,
  • mix,
  • accommodate.
  •
  • divert,
  • pause.
  •
  • put on.
  •
  • beat.
  •
  • dizzy,
  • lose.
  •
  • get.
  •agitate
  • get to,
  • stir,
  • flurry.
  •amaze
  • astound.
  •baffle
  • nonplus,
  • outwit.
  •dismay
  • consternate.
  •disorder
  • discreate,
  • muss up.
  •disrupt
  • muck up,
  • psych out.
  •embroil
  • encumber.
  •humble
  • strike dumb.
  •muddle
  • ball up.
  •obscure
  • befog.
  •outwit
  • outsmart,
  • outthink.

Paraphrases for Confuse:

• Independent

  • Verb, past tense
    scrambled, Got.
  • Verb, base form
    mistake, blend, equate, mix, disturb, blur, obscure, distort, amalgamate, fool, upset, interfere, surprise, sow, stir, misrepresent, complicate, combine.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    confound, mislead, disorientate, disrupt, deceive, perturb.

Antonyms for Confuse:

• v.

  • bewilder someone
    clear up, encourage, separate, clarify, support, help, facilitate, aid, illuminate, settle, please, organize, expect, comfort, order, enlighten, explain, calm, explicate, soothe, assist.
  • mix up; involve
    exclude, uncomplicate, untangle, arrange, tidy, neaten, untwist, unmix, clean up, divide.
  • Other antonyms:
    difference, analyze, streamline, buoy, decipher, inspirit, range, systemize, systematize, undo, decode, animate, assure, fix, unravel, regulate, dispose, array, spruce, satisfy, relieve, disentangle, rally, unscramble, queue, groom, reassure, straighten, marshal, clear, embolden, line, cheer, console, adjust, uphold, draw up, align, inform, make up, hearten.

Hyponym for Confuse:

• v.

  • cognition
    misidentify, mistake.