What is another word for perplexed?
739 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pəplˈɛkst], [ pəplˈɛkst], [ p_ə_p_l_ˈɛ_k_s_t]
Perplexed is a word commonly used to describe feelings of confusion, bewilderment, or uncertainty. However, there are several other synonyms that can be used to express similar emotions. These include words such as baffled, puzzled, mystified, uncertain, bewildered, disoriented, unsure, and confounded. While all these words may have slightly different shades of meaning, they all convey a sense of perplexity or confusion. Reflecting on the different nuances of these words can help writers to choose the most appropriate term for their particular context, and can also enrich their writing by adding variety and interest to their use of language.
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Similar words for perplexed:
- confused (adjective)
- deranged (adjective)
- disoriented (adjective)
- lost (adjective)
- punch-drunk (adjective)
- puzzled (adjective)
- afraid (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- bemused (adjective)
- bewildered (adjective)
- doubtful (adjective)
- dubious (adjective)
- involved (adjective)
- knotted (adjective)
- mixed-up (adjective)
- muddle-headed (adjective)
- panicky (adjective)
- stuck (adjective)
- troubled (adjective)
- uneasy (adjective)
- complicated (verb)
- confused (verb)
- haunted (verb)
Synonyms for Perplexed:
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adj.
• confused- at sixes and sevens ,
- come apart ,
- confounded ,
- shot to pieces ,
- thrown off balance ,
- unscrewed ,
- glassy-eyed ,
- out to lunch ,
- screwy ,
- uncertain .
- all at sea ,
- not adjusted ,
- off course ,
- off-beam ,
- out of joint ,
- out-of-joint ,
- all sea ,
- dis oriented ,
- dis-oriented ,
- more adrift ,
- more off beam ,
- more off-beam ,
- more offbeam ,
- more out of joint ,
- more out-of-joint ,
- most adrift ,
- most off beam ,
- most off-beam ,
- most offbeam ,
- most out of joint ,
- most out-of-joint ,
- off beam ,
- offbeam ,
- offcourse .
- co wed ,
- co-wed ,
- dis heartened ,
- dis mayed ,
- dis tressed ,
- dis-heartened ,
- dis-mayed ,
- dis-tressed ,
- faint hearted ,
- have cold feet ,
- more aroused ,
- more cowed ,
- more daunted ,
- more disheartened ,
- more dismayed ,
- more faint hearted ,
- more faint-hearted ,
- more nervous ,
- more rattled ,
- more spooked ,
- more terror stricken ,
- more terror-stricken ,
- more terrorstricken ,
- more trembling ,
- most aroused ,
- most cowed ,
- most daunted ,
- most disheartened ,
- most dismayed ,
- most faint hearted ,
- most faint-hearted ,
- most rattled ,
- most spooked ,
- most terror stricken ,
- most terror-stricken ,
- most terrorstricken ,
- most trembling ,
- panic stricken ,
- panicstricken ,
- scared death ,
- terror stricken ,
- terrorstricken ,
- timorous ,
- up-set ,
- worried .
- awe struck ,
- be fuddled ,
- be wildered ,
- be-fuddled ,
- be-wildered ,
- dis concerted ,
- dis-concerted ,
- in dither ,
- more agape ,
- more appalled ,
- more astonished ,
- more astounded ,
- more awe struck ,
- more awe-struck ,
- more awed ,
- more awestruck ,
- more baffled ,
- more dazzled ,
- more flabbergasted ,
- more floored ,
- more flustered ,
- more mystified ,
- more staggered ,
- more unglued ,
- most agape ,
- most appalled ,
- most astonished ,
- most astounded ,
- most awe struck ,
- most awe-struck ,
- most awed ,
- most awestruck ,
- most baffled ,
- most dazzled ,
- most flabbergasted ,
- most floored ,
- most flustered ,
- most mystified ,
- most staggered ,
- most unglued ,
- sur prised ,
- sur-prised ,
- un glued ,
- un-glued .
- dis composed ,
- dis trustful ,
- dis-composed ,
- dis-trustful ,
- doubting ,
- in decisive ,
- in quandary ,
- in-decisive ,
- more agnostic ,
- more discomposed ,
- more faltering ,
- more questioning ,
- more unconvinced ,
- most agnostic ,
- most discomposed ,
- most faltering ,
- most questioning ,
- most unconvinced ,
- un convinced ,
- un decided ,
- un resolved ,
- un sure ,
- un-convinced ,
- un-decided ,
- un-resolved ,
- un-sure .
- Mootable ,
- dubitable ,
- far fetched ,
- fly by night ,
- iffy ,
- more trustless ,
- more unassured ,
- most trustless ,
- most unassured ,
- touch go ,
- un assured ,
- un clear ,
- un clearer ,
- un clearest ,
- un dependable ,
- un likelier ,
- un likeliest ,
- un likely ,
- un reliable ,
- un trustier ,
- un trustiest ,
- un trustworthy ,
- un trusty ,
- un-assured ,
- un-clear ,
- un-clearer ,
- un-clearest ,
- un-dependable ,
- un-likelier ,
- un-likeliest ,
- un-likely ,
- un-reliable ,
- un-trustier ,
- un-trustiest ,
- un-trustworthy ,
- un-trusty ,
- untrustier ,
- untrustiest .
- inter twined ,
- more banded ,
- more braided ,
- more bunched ,
- more clinched ,
- more clumped ,
- more clustered ,
- more entangled ,
- more hitched ,
- more intertwined ,
- more lashed ,
- more lassoed ,
- more meshed ,
- more snagged ,
- more snarled ,
- more warped ,
- more whirled ,
- most banded ,
- most braided ,
- most bunched ,
- most clinched ,
- most clumped ,
- most clustered ,
- most entangled ,
- most hitched ,
- most intertwined ,
- most lashed ,
- most lassoed ,
- most meshed ,
- most snagged ,
- most snarled ,
- most warped ,
- most whirled .
- more glued ,
- more mired ,
- more saddled ,
- more stymied ,
- most glued ,
- most mired ,
- most saddled ,
- most stymied .
- be-set ,
- dis pleased ,
- dis-pleased ,
- ex acerbated ,
- ex-acerbated ,
- in tizzy ,
- miffed ,
- more aggravated ,
- more beset ,
- more chagrined ,
- more exacerbated ,
- more harrowed ,
- more inconvenienced ,
- more irked ,
- more mortified ,
- more pestered ,
- more plagued ,
- more riled ,
- more ruffled ,
- more tortured ,
- most aggravated ,
- most beset ,
- most chagrined ,
- most exacerbated ,
- most harrowed ,
- most inconvenienced ,
- most irked ,
- most mortified ,
- most pestered ,
- most plagued ,
- most riled ,
- most ruffled ,
- most tortured .
- dis quieted ,
- dis-quieted ,
- ill ease ,
- in secure ,
- in securer ,
- in securest ,
- in-secure ,
- in-securer ,
- in-securest ,
- more anguished ,
- more disquieted ,
- more harassed ,
- more palpitant ,
- more tormented ,
- more vexed ,
- most anguished ,
- most disquieted ,
- most harassed ,
- most palpitant ,
- most tormented ,
- most vexed ,
- on qui vive ,
- pre carious ,
- pre-carious ,
- un easier ,
- un easiest ,
- un easy ,
- un quiet ,
- un quieter ,
- un quietest ,
- un stable ,
- un stabler ,
- un stablest ,
- un-easier ,
- un-easiest ,
- un-easy ,
- un-quiet ,
- un-quieter ,
- un-quietest ,
- un-stable ,
- un-stabler ,
- un-stablest .
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v.
• complicated • confused • haunted Other synonyms:
- Bedazzled ,
- addled ,
- addlepated ,
- afraid ,
- cloudy ,
- confusional ,
- disoriented ,
- distracted ,
- distraught ,
- flummoxed ,
- foggy ,
- fuddled ,
- knotted ,
- muddle-headed ,
- non compos mentis ,
- punch-drunk ,
- spaced ,
- stupefied ,
- uncomprehending ,
- uneasy ,
- unsettled .
- turbid .
Other relevant words:
• embarrassed
• involved
• noun
- Acroamatic ,
- Acroamatical ,
- Aimed ,
- Arrived ,
- Backwardly ,
- Bamboozled ,
- Bilked ,
- Bunked ,
- Captured ,
- Caused ,
- Cheated ,
- Chiselled ,
- Circumvented ,
- Commenced ,
- Complexed ,
- Daedal ,
- Daedalian ,
- Devilled ,
- Drummed ,
- Engendered ,
- Fathered ,
- Fetched ,
- Flapped ,
- Fussed ,
- Generated ,
- Grieved ,
- Incurred ,
- Involuted ,
- Knarled ,
- Labyrinthic ,
- Metempirical ,
- Mothered ,
- Obfuscated ,
- Obtained ,
- Overreached ,
- Peristaltic ,
- Posteriorly ,
- Pounded ,
- Purchased ,
- Quandaries ,
- Raged ,
- Ramified ,
- Raveled ,
- Scotched ,
- Shuffled ,
- Sired ,
- Staggered ,
- Stumped ,
- Suffered ,
- Tangly ,
- Thrummed ,
- Thumped ,
- Ticked ,
- Trounced ,
- aback ,
- abandoned ,
- abashed ,
- abstruse ,
- acquired ,
- addle ,
- adrift ,
- afflicted ,
- again ,
- agitated ,
- alienated ,
- alter ,
- amazed ,
- ambiguous ,
- anarchy ,
- annoyed ,
- around ,
- arrested ,
- astern ,
- astonished ,
- astounded ,
- astray ,
- at a loss ,
- at a nonplus ,
- at a stand ,
- at a standstill ,
- at an impasse ,
- at sea ,
- backwards ,
- baffled ,
- balled-up ,
- ballocksed ,
- beat ,
- bedevil ,
- bedlam ,
- befuddle ,
- befuddled ,
- bemused ,
- besotted ,
- bewilder ,
- bewildered ,
- bewilderment ,
- beyond one ,
- blank ,
- bollixed ,
- bollocksed ,
- bothered ,
- bowled over ,
- buffaloed ,
- bushed ,
- byzantine ,
- chafed ,
- chaos ,
- chaotic ,
- chiseled ,
- commotion ,
- complicate ,
- confound ,
- confoundedly ,
- confuse ,
- confusion ,
- contracted ,
- conveyed ,
- convoluted ,
- crabbed ,
- cramp ,
- crossed ,
- crushed ,
- daze ,
- dazed ,
- dazzled ,
- deranged ,
- derangement ,
- developed ,
- devious ,
- disarrangement ,
- disarray ,
- discombobulate ,
- discombobulated ,
- discomfited ,
- discomposed ,
- discomposure ,
- disconcerted ,
- dislocation ,
- dismayed ,
- disorder ,
- disordered ,
- disorderliness ,
- disorganised ,
- disorganization ,
- disorganized ,
- disruption ,
- distraction ,
- distressed ,
- disturbance ,
- disturbed ,
- dizzy ,
- dubious ,
- dumbfounded ,
- dumbstruck ,
- dumfounded ,
- elaborate ,
- elaborated ,
- embarrassed ,
- embroiled ,
- embroilment ,
- encumbered ,
- exhausted ,
- experienced ,
- fazed ,
- fixed ,
- flabbergasted ,
- floored ,
- fluttered ,
- foiled ,
- fouled up ,
- frustrated ,
- fuddle ,
- garbled ,
- gnarled ,
- gone ,
- graveled ,
- harassed ,
- hard ,
- hard to understand ,
- havoc ,
- helpless ,
- hesitation ,
- ill at ease ,
- implicated ,
- in ,
- in a dilemma ,
- in a jumble ,
- in a pother ,
- in a pucker ,
- in a stew ,
- in a sweat ,
- in a tizzy ,
- in a trance ,
- in confusion ,
- in suspense ,
- indefinite ,
- indistinct ,
- induced ,
- inextricable ,
- insensible ,
- insurrection ,
- involute ,
- involution ,
- involutional ,
- irreducible ,
- irritated ,
- jumble ,
- jumbled ,
- kinky ,
- knocked out ,
- knotty ,
- labyrinth ,
- labyrinthian ,
- labyrinthine ,
- licked ,
- loose ,
- lost ,
- loused up ,
- many-faceted ,
- matted ,
- mayhem ,
- maze ,
- mazed ,
- mazy ,
- meandering ,
- mess ,
- metagrabolised ,
- metagrabolized ,
- metagrobolised ,
- metagrobolized ,
- missing ,
- mixed-up ,
- mucked up ,
- multifarious ,
- muzzy ,
- mysterious ,
- mystic ,
- mystical ,
- mystified ,
- narked ,
- nettled ,
- nonplused ,
- nonplussed ,
- not with it ,
- obfuscation ,
- obscure ,
- occult ,
- on tenterhooks ,
- out of it ,
- out of order ,
- outfoxed ,
- outsmarted ,
- outwitted ,
- overcome ,
- overpowered ,
- overwhelmed ,
- pandemonium ,
- panicky ,
- parted with ,
- perplex ,
- perplexedly ,
- perplexity ,
- perturbation ,
- perturbed ,
- posed ,
- produced ,
- put out ,
- quandary ,
- queasy ,
- queered ,
- questioning ,
- quizzical ,
- rarified ,
- rattled ,
- rearwards ,
- rebellion ,
- received ,
- recondite ,
- refined ,
- regulated ,
- resourceless ,
- revolt ,
- riled ,
- roundabout ,
- ruffled ,
- scrambled ,
- screwed up ,
- shaken ,
- shambles ,
- shelled ,
- shocked ,
- shook ,
- snafu ,
- speechless ,
- squandered ,
- started ,
- startled ,
- stimulated ,
- stuck ,
- stunned ,
- subtle ,
- suddenly ,
- surprised ,
- sustained ,
- taken aback ,
- teased ,
- throw into disorder ,
- thrown ,
- thrown off ,
- thunderstruck ,
- thwarted ,
- tormented ,
- tough ,
- transcendental ,
- troubled ,
- tuckered ,
- turbulence ,
- turmoil ,
- twisted ,
- unawares ,
- uncomfortable ,
- undetermined ,
- uproar ,
- upset ,
- vague ,
- vanquished ,
- vexed ,
- wasted ,
- wild .
- Awe-struck ,
- Lassoed ,
- Trustless ,
- all nerves ,
- anguished ,
- awestruck ,
- be set ,
- confused ,
- faint-hearted ,
- glued ,
- in a dither ,
- in a quandary ,
- in awe ,
- in clouds ,
- in dilemma ,
- in turmoil ,
- inter-twined ,
- not following ,
- of two minds ,
- on the qui vive ,
- over-wrought ,
- palpitant ,
- run scared ,
- saddled ,
- scared stiff ,
- scared to death ,
- terror-stricken ,
- touch and go ,
- unassured ,
- unconvinced ,
- unglued ,
- untrusty ,
- up set ,
- without belief ,
- worried stiff .
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How to use "Perplexed" in context?
It's baffling how many people seem perplexed when asked about their thoughts on climate change. It's not as though the vast majority of people are indifferent to the issue and have no ideas about what they could do to help, it's just that many people seem stubbornly resistant to believe that anything is actually wrong. Instead, they insist that the climate is always changing just naturally, and that anything we humans do to disrupt that process is inconsequential.
But is this really the case? The evidence seems to suggest otherwise, and it's high time that more people started to pay attention.
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Equivalence
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Verb, past participle
baffled, bewildered, confused, puzzled.
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Verb, past participle
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Independent
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Adjective
Boggled.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
perplexing, puzzling.
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Adjective
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