Definition for Puzzling:

• Perplexing; bewildering.

Synonyms for Puzzling:

• adj.

  •abstruse (adjective)
  • deep,
  • recondite,
  • abstract,
  • profound,
  • intricate,
  • subtle,
  • esoteric.
  •ambiguous (adjective)
  • indeterminate,
  • questionable,
  • uncertain,
  • inconclusive,
  • dubious,
  • doubtful,
  • unintelligible,
  • indefinite,
  • opaque.
  •complex (adjective)
  • disturbing,
  • sinuous,
  • byzantine,
  • jumbled,
  • paradoxical,
  • disordered,
  • daedalean,
  • undecipherable,
  • tortuous,
  • involved,
  • gordian,
  • convoluted,
  • impenetrable,
  • mazy,
  • snarled,
  • tangled,
  • inscrutable,
  • muddled,
  • winding,
  • knotted,
  • obscure.
  •cryptic (adjective)
  • delphic,
  • oracular,
  • strange.
  •curious (adjective)
  • extraordinary,
  • peculiar,
  • unusual,
  • remarkable,
  • bizarre,
  • rare,
  • weird,
  • singular,
  • marvelous,
  • unconventional,
  • wonderful,
  • unique.
  •difficult (adjective)
  • hard.
  •equivocal (adjective)
  • hazy.
  •incomprehensible (adjective)
  • incognizable,
  • unknowable,
  • over head,
  • uncomprehensible.
  •inexplicable (adjective)
  • unexplainable.

• n.

  •
  • confused.

• v.

  •confused (verb)
  • twisted.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • arcane,
  • mystical,
  • mystifying,
  • cabalistic.
  •
  • mystic,
  • hidden.
  •
  • occult.
  •awkward
  • embarrassing.
  •inarticulate
  • incoherent.
  •Other relevant words:
  • blurred,
  • unprecedented,
  • labyrinthian,
  • contradictory,
  • sensitive,
  • unexplored,
  • wondering,
  • regulating,
  • Obtaining,
  • astounding,
  • irritating,
  • dumbfounding,
  • staggering,
  • contracting,
  • Bilking,
  • amazing,
  • transcendental,
  • outlandish,
  • Chiselling,
  • Sustaining,
  • inconceivable,
  • fuzzy,
  • confounding,
  • stupefying,
  • incurring,
  • Scotching,
  • upsetting,
  • frustrating,
  • crushing,
  • fantastical,
  • miraculous,
  • queering,
  • Aiming,
  • Daedal,
  • Generating,
  • unsolvable,
  • uncharted,
  • stumping,
  • troubling,
  • fishy,
  • improbable,
  • Nonplussing,
  • exceptional,
  • heavy,
  • indistinct,
  • Nettling,
  • ticklish,
  • Devilling,
  • striking,
  • acquiring,
  • conveying,
  • Circumventing,
  • shady,
  • misty,
  • unperceived,
  • tricky,
  • alchemic,
  • conflicting,
  • fantastic,
  • Unconceivable,
  • Distracting,
  • unfamiliar,
  • Fogging,
  • pounding,
  • perturbing,
  • Entangling,
  • unfathomed,
  • inconsistent,
  • outsmarting,
  • confusable,
  • baffling,
  • arresting,
  • sensational,
  • unknown,
  • preternatural,
  • shelling,
  • undefined,
  • Bothering,
  • Chiseling,
  • stupendous,
  • Engendering,
  • Deviling,
  • unapparent,
  • stunning,
  • posing,
  • Unapprehended,
  • Bamboozling,
  • developing,
  • supernatural,
  • impossible,
  • fascinating,
  • awkward,
  • unplumbed,
  • off-the-wall,
  • outwitting,
  • oxymoronic,
  • Unascertained,
  • bewildering,
  • incongruous,
  • Graveling,
  • outfoxing,
  • self-contradictory,
  • questioning,
  • unnerving,
  • unsuspected,
  • undiscovered,
  • gnarled,
  • Thrumming,
  • fetching,
  • unbeknown,
  • uncanny,
  • disconcerting,
  • beguiling,
  • Capturing,
  • crossing,
  • raging,
  • Daedalian,
  • off-putting,
  • Producing,
  • causing,
  • magical,
  • unfathomable,
  • Mazing,
  • inducing,
  • fabulous,
  • unexplained,
  • disorderly,
  • uninvestigated,
  • unclear,
  • waffling,
  • incredible,
  • Addling,
  • fixing,
  • stimulating,
  • trouncing,
  • suffering,
  • non-specific,
  • unimaginable,
  • unheard,
  • confusing,
  • suspicious,
  • Poring,
  • illogical,
  • absurd,
  • Bunking,
  • untouched,
  • arriving,
  • puzzle,
  • flabbergasting,
  • Irksome,
  • eluding,
  • Riling,
  • unclassified,
  • Siring,
  • exhausting,
  • thwarting,
  • foreign,
  • scabrous,
  • foiling,
  • Riddling,
  • wondrous,
  • muddle-headed,
  • odd,
  • prodigious,
  • maze-like,
  • Discomfiting,
  • unsettling,
  • thorny,
  • purchasing,
  • scramming,
  • cheating,
  • undisclosed,
  • unrevealed,
  • phenomenal,
  • Vanquishing,
  • botched,
  • messy,
  • disorganized,
  • cabbalistic,
  • secret,
  • inexact,
  • bemusing,
  • ticking,
  • suspect,
  • insoluble,
  • annoying,
  • labyrinthine,
  • illegible,
  • chafing,
  • sealed,
  • befuddling,
  • starting,
  • drumming,
  • nebulous,
  • Commencing,
  • unexposed,
  • eccentric,
  • unheard-of,
  • Abashing,
  • Discomposing,
  • astonishing,
  • unidentified,
  • overreaching,
  • dismaying,
  • Experiencing,
  • flapping,
  • thumping,
  • indecipherable,
  • Complicating,
  • foggy,
  • undiscoverable,
  • Muddling,
  • Fathering,
  • flooring,
  • virgin,
  • Flustering,
  • incalculable,
  • able,
  • Receiving,
  • Mothering,
  • Undivulged,
  • higgledy-piggledy,
  • Knotting.

Paraphrases for Puzzling:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    perplexing, baffling, unnerving.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    curious, disquieting, unsettling, startling, mysterious, inquisitive, stunning, odd, bizarre, remarkable, inconceivable, peculiar, disappointing, uncanny, embarrassing, nosey, unusual, troublesome, Boggled.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    disconcerting, confusing, surprising, intriguing, incomprehensible, astonishing, troubling, inexplicable, disturbing, amazing, astounding, strange, staggering, perplexed, unintelligible, shocking, striking, inaudible, confused, understandable.

Antonyms for Puzzling:

• adj.

  • abstruse
    concrete, plain, clear, obvious, lucid, simple, easy.
  • ambiguous
    explicit, definite.
  • complex
    apparent, discernible, evident, direct.
  • complicated
    facile.
  • convoluted
    straightforward.
  • cryptic
    seen.
  • curious
    average, ordinary, usual, normal.
  • puzzling
    understandable, intelligible.
  • Other antonyms:
    comprehendible.

• v.

  • puzzle
    illustrate, not care, elucidate, clarify, explain, unravel.