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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bewilder, confuse |
| Synonyms: | baffle, bamboozle*, beat*, befog, buffalo, confound, deceive, elude, escape, floor*, fog in, hoodwink*, lick*, lie, perplex, puzzle, stump, throw*, trick |
| Antonyms: | clear up, enlighten, explain, explicate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | perplex |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, mix up |
| Synonyms: | astonish, astound, baffle, balk, befuddle, beset, bewilder, buffalo, complicate, confound, discombobulate, discompose, dumbfound, encumber, entangle, fog, get to, involve, jumble, muck, muddle, muddy the waters, mystify, nonplus, perturb, pose, puzzle, rattle, ravel, snarl up, stumble, stump, surprise, tangle, thicken, thwart |
| Antonyms: | clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain |
| Main Entry: | puzzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | baffle, confuse |
| Synonyms: | addle, amaze, bamboozle*, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, complicate, confound, discombobulate, disconcert, distract, disturb, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, flummox, foil, frustrate, get to, mystify, nonplus, obscure, perplex, pose, profundicate, psych out, put off, rattle, snow*, stir, stumble, stump, throw |
| Antonyms: | clarify, elucidate, explain, illustrate, unravel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unnerve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, intimidate |
| Synonyms: | agitate, bewilder, bowl over, buffalo, chill*, confound, daunt, demoralize, disarm, discombobulate, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, distract, enervate, enfeeble, floor*, fluster, frighten, get to, give a turn, needle, perturb, psych out, rattle, ride, sap*, shake, spook, throw, throw off, uncalm, undermine, unhinge, unsettle, weaken |
| Antonyms: | encourage, nerve, steel, strengthen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ungulate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoofed animal |
| Synonyms: | buffalo, camel, cattle, cow, deer, elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, hog, horse, llama, pig, rhinoceros, swine, tapir |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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