Synonyms for bemuse

Most common

bewilder · throw · confuse · befuddle

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Verb

Antonyms

clarify, enlighten, explain

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To confuse or bewilder.

Related words

Word family

bemusement

Forms

Past participle

bemused
e.g. bemused → bewildered, thrun, confused, befuddled…

Example sentences

• throw His house is within a stone's throw of his school.
• confuse One should not confuse education with job training.
• befuddle In the event that you can't persuade them, befuddle them.

Popularity over time

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

By length

5 letters

throw¹

7 letters

confuse², perturb², bedevil³, fluster²

8 letters

confound², bewilder³, befuddle³

10 letters

disconcert³

14 letters

discombobulate⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (confuse² = 2 syllables).