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Synonyms for befuddle

  • verb

Most common

confuse perplex bewilder fuddle

All synonyms

Verb

1. Confuse — to perplex, confuse (someone)

confuse, bewilder, fuddle, perplex, confound, bedevil, dazzle, fluster, baffle, entangle, perturb, muddle, throw, flurry, puzzle, fox, disconcert, discombobulate, addle, flummox, bemuse, mystify

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To perplex, confuse (someone).

    The explanation left him completely befuddled.

Related words

Word family
befuddled befuddlement

Forms

Past participle
befuddled
e.g. befuddled → confused, bewildered, fuddled, perplexed…

Example sentences

  • confuse One should not confuse education with job training.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
befuddlerising
confusesteady
perplexsteady
bewildersteady
fuddlesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
fox1
5 letters
throw1, addle2
6 letters
puzzle2, flurry2, dazzle2, muddle2, baffle2, fuddle2, bemuse2
7 letters
confuse2, perplex2, perturb2, mystify3, bedevil3, fluster2, flummox2
8 letters
confound2, entangle3, bewilder3
10 letters
disconcert3
14 letters
discombobulate5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (addle2 = 2 syllables).