Synonyms for bemusement
Most common
bewilderment puzzlement bafflement befuddlement speechlessness
All synonyms
Noun
1. Bewilderment
bewilderment, bafflement, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, perplexity, head-scratching, obfuscation formal
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being bemused.
Near-synonyms: preoccupation, perplexity, bewilderment, speechlessness (all sometimes overlapping in meaning)
Forms
- Plural
- bemusements → bewilderments, bafflements, puzzlements, befuddlements…
Example sentences
- bewilderment Boldi looked in Martha's direction in bewilderment.
- puzzlement His face betrayed his sheer puzzlement.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bemusement | rising | |
| bewilderment | rising | |
| puzzlement | rising | |
| bafflement | rising | |
| befuddlement | rising | |
| speechlessness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- puzzlement3, perplexity4, bafflement
- 11 letters
- obfuscation4
- 12 letters
- bewilderment4, befuddlement
- 13 letters
- mystification
- 14 letters
- speechlessness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puzzlement3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- préoccupation