Nearby Words
nonplussed
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, perturb |
| Synonyms: | addle, agitate, bewilder, bother, confound, confuse, craze*, discombobulate, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, excite, flip*, flurry, frustrate, fuddle, get to, hassle, heat*, hurry, make nervous, make waves, muddle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, psych, puzzle, rattle, ruffle, spook, stir up, throw off balance, unhinge, work up |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, settle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | muddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, disorganize |
| Synonyms: | addle, befuddle, bewilder, blunder, botch, bungle, clutter, complicate, confound, daze, derange, disarrange, discombobulate, disorder, disorient, disturb, entangle, fluster, foul, foul up, jumble, louse up, make a mess of, mess, misarrange, mix, mix up, muck, mumble, murmur, nonplus, perplex, perturb, psych out, rattle, ravel, ruffle, scramble, shuffle, snafu, snarl, spoil, stir up, stumble, stupefy, tangle, throw, throw off, tumble |
| Antonyms: | clear up, educate, enlighten, explain, explicate, order, organize |
| Main Entry: | paralyze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | immobilize |
| Synonyms: | anesthetize, appall, arrest, astound, bemuse, benumb, bring to grinding halt, close, daunt, daze, deaden, debilitate, demolish, destroy, disable, disarm, enfeeble, freeze, halt, incapacitate, knock out, lame, make inert, make nerveless, nonplus, numb, palsy, petrify, prostrate, shut down, stop dead, stun, stupefy, transfix, weaken |
| Antonyms: | incite, mobilize, stimulate |
| 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: | rattle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disconcert, upset someone |
| Synonyms: | abash, addle, bewilder, bother, confound, confuse, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, discountenance, distract, disturb, embarrass, faze, flummox, frighten, get to, muddle, nonplus, perplex, perturb, psych out, put off, put out, put out of countenance, rattle one's cage, scare, shake, throw, unnerve |
| Antonyms: | appease, placate, soothe |
| Main Entry: | stagger |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | astound, shock |
| Synonyms: | amaze, astonish, boggle, bowl over, confound, consternate, devastate, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor*, give a shock, nonplus, overpower, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, puzzle, shake, shatter, startle, strike dumb, stump, stun, stupefy, surprise, take aback, take breath away, throw off balance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, bewilder |
| Synonyms: | baffle, bring up short, confound, dumbfound, foil, mystify, nonplus, outwit, perplex, puzzle, stagger, stick, stop, stymie |
| Antonyms: | explain, explicate, help |
| Main Entry: | stymie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frustrate, hinder |
| Synonyms: | balk, block, choke off, confound, corner, crab, cramp, cramp one's style, crimp, cut off, dead-end, defeat, foil, give the run around, hang fire, hang up, hold off, hold up, impede, mystify, nonplus, obstruct, pigeonhole, prevent, put on back burner, put on hold, puzzle, shelve, snooker, stall, stonewall, stump, throw a monkey wrench into, thwart |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, encourage, help |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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