confused

[kuhn-fyoozd] / kənˈfyuzd /

ADJECTIVE

disoriented mentally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffled befuddled bewildered dazed disorganized distracted muddled perplexed perturbed puzzled

STRONG

abashed addled discombobulated disconcerted flummoxed flustered gone misled nonplussed stumped thrown unscrewed unzipped woolly

WEAK

at a loss at sea at sixes and sevens come apart fouled-up glassy-eyed mixed up not with it out to lunch punch-drunk punchy screwy shook-up shot to pieces slaphappy spaced out taken aback thrown off balance unglued

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear

STRONG

composed

WEAK

methodical ordered organized oriented separated systematic understanding

ADJECTIVE

mixed up, disordered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chaotic disorganized messy

STRONG

blurred disarranged involved jumbled miscalculated mistaken misunderstood obscured snafu snarled unsettled

WEAK

anarchic disorderly haywire in a muddle in disarray miscellaneous out of order topsy-turvy untidy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ordered organized systematic

WEAK

clear methodical oriented separated understanding

Example Sentences

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Immediately searching for the opposite of what you really think can leave you confused.

From Barron's

Not to be confused with movies about Fox News or Hedy Lamarr, “Bombshell” isn’t just a film about the atomic bomb either.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The more they have, the more confused they are about what they are taking.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Some were enthusiastically on board, others seemed utterly confused and Jeff Goldblum looked as if he was having the best night of his life.

From BBC

Ross: It’s funny, we’ve joked about this; he’s very convenient for us as writers because he’s always confused.

From Los Angeles Times

confused

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