All baffle synonyms
bafΒ·fle
B b verb baffle
- mystify β to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- stump β the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- dumbfound β to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- bewilder β If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
- faze β to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
- befuddle β If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
- puzzle β a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- confuse β If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- astound β If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
- confound β 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.
- amaze β If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.
- daze β If someone is in a daze, they are feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because they have had a shock or surprise.
- stun β to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
- nonplus β to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- disconcert β to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- disappoint β to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of: His gross ingratitude disappointed us.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- frustrate β to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- floor β that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
- rattle β to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
- get β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- muddle β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- addle β If something addles someone's mind or brain, they become confused and unable to think properly.
- stick β a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- throw β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- buffalo β A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- thwart β to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- dash β If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- foil β to cover or back with foil.
- impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- defeat β If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- circumvent β If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- perplex β to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- flummox β to bewilder; confound; confuse.
- bemuse β If something bemuses you, it puzzles or confuses you.
- bamboozle β To bamboozle someone means to confuse them greatly and often trick them.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- mix up β an act or instance of mixing.
adjective baffle
- underwhelm β to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.