All perplexed synonyms
perΒ·plexed
P p adj perplexed
- afraid β If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
- all at sea β You can say that someone is all at sea when they are in a state of confusion or uncertainty.
- disoriented β confused as to time or place; out of touch: therapy for disoriented patients.
- awestruck β If someone is awestruck, they are very impressed and amazed by something.
- lassoed β a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- knotted β having knots; knotty.
- confusional β the act of confusing.
- at a loss β If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it.
- mixed-up β completely confused or emotionally unstable: a mixed-up teenager.
- glassy-eyed β having a dull, dazed, or uncomprehending expression; staring fixedly.
- deranged β Someone who is deranged behaves in a wild and uncontrolled way, often as a result of mental illness.
- muddleheaded β confused in one's thinking; blundering: a muddleheaded assertion.
- clueless β If you describe someone as clueless, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they do not know anything about a particular subject or that they are incapable of doing a particular thing properly.
- bemused β If you are bemused, you are puzzled or confused.
- doubtful β of uncertain outcome or result.
- faint-hearted β lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- inconscient β unconscious.
- lost β no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- dubious β doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- bewildered β If you are bewildered, you are very confused and cannot understand something or decide what you should do.
- in a fog β dazed
- confounded β bewildered; confused
- awe-struck β filled with awe
- addlepated β addlebrained.
- anguished β Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- at sea β At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land.
- confused β If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do.
adjective perplexed
- muddled β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- addled β If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
- nonplussed β to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- mystified β to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- horrified β showing or indicating great shock or horror: a horrified gasp; a horrified expression.
- baffled β lacking in understanding
- distracted β Obsolete. distracted.
- quizzical β odd, queer, or comical.
- aper β a person who apes, a mimic
- glued β Simple past tense and past participle of glue.
- entangled β Simple past tense and past participle of entangle.
- bamboozled β to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often followed by into): They bamboozled us into joining the club. Synonyms: gyp, dupe, trick, cheat, swindle, defraud, flimflam, hoax, gull, rook; delude, mislead, fool.
- flummoxed β to bewilder; confound; confuse.
- whacko β wacko.
adverb perplexed
- confusedly β to perplex or bewilder: The flood of questions confused me.
- disconcertedly β In a disconcerted manner.
verb perplexed
- intertwisted β Simple past tense and past participle of intertwist.
- mucked β Simple past tense and past participle of muck.
- flurried β marked by confusion or agitation.
- beclouded β Simple past tense and past participle of becloud.