All addle synonyms
ad·dle
A a verb addle
- mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- baffle — If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- perplex — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
- discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- befuddle — If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
- muddy — abounding in or covered with mud.
- disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- muddle — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- confound — If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
- puzzle — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- fuddle — to muddle or confuse: a jumble of sounds to fuddle the senses.
- mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.