Synonyms for befuddled
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Confused — confused or perplexed
confused, bewildered, perplexed, baffled, addled, muddled, bemused, confounded, mixed-up, lost, wool-headed, woolly, woolie US, wooly US, muzzy, addle-pated, nonplussed, flustered, stumped, mazed dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Confused or perplexed.
- adj. 2
Drunk
Example sentences
- confused Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.
- baffled Tom's disappearance completely baffled the police.
- bewildered People were bewildered by the unexpected situation.
- perplexed We were perplexed by the crossword puzzle clue.
- befogged The smoke from the wildfire befogged the entire valley for days.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| befuddled | rising | |
| confused | rising | |
| baffled | rising | |
| bewildered | rising | |
| perplexed | rising | |
| befogged | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- lost1
- 5 letters
- wooly2, muzzy2, mazed
- 6 letters
- woolly2, addled2, groggy2, woolie
- 7 letters
- baffled2, stumped1, muddled2, bemused2, maudlin2, fuddled
- 8 letters
- confused2, befogged
- 9 letters
- perplexed2, flustered2
- 10 letters
- bewildered3, confounded3, nonplussed2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wooly2 = 2 syllables).