All nonplus synonyms

verb nonplus

• unnerve — to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
• throw — 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.
• stump — 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.
• bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
• 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.
• puzzle — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
• alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
• flummox — to bewilder; confound; confuse.
• befuddle — If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
• bemuse — If something bemuses you, it puzzles or confuses you.
• confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
• perplex — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
• astonish — If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
• astound — If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
• daze — If someone is in a daze, they are feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because they have had a shock or surprise.
• disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
• dumbfound — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
• faze — to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
• fluster — to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
• baulk — the space, usually 29 inches deep, between the baulk line and the bottom cushion
• balk — If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen.
• beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
• boggle — If you say that the mind boggles at something or that something boggles the mind, you mean that it is so strange or amazing that it is difficult to imagine or understand.
• buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
• 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.
• discomfit — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
• discountenance — to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him.
• dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
• embarrass — Cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
• floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
• flurry — a light, brief shower of snow.
• frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
• get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• muddle — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
• overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
• paralyse — to affect with paralysis.
• paralyze — to affect with paralysis.
• rattle — 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.
• stagger — to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
• stick — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
• stun — 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.
• stymie — Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
• thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
• take aback — to astonish or disconcert