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Synonyms for bewilder

  • verb

Most common

confound mystify perplex befuddle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Perplex

perplex, befuddle, mystify, confound, confuse, baffle, dazzle, astonish, entangle, vex, muddle, fluster, embarrass, distract, perturb, stick, stun, pose, stagger, get, daze, fuddle

2. Throw

throw, discombobulate, bemuse

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.

    Don’t push me into that maze and bewilder me.

Forms

Past participle
bewildered
e.g. bewildered → perplexed, befuddled, mystified, confounded…

Choose the right word

Bewilder or Abash?

Sudden joy may bewilder, but will not abash.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • befuddle In the event that you can't persuade them, befuddle them.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bewildersteady
confoundrising
mystifyrising
perplexsteady
befuddlerising

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

By length

3 letters
get1, vex1
4 letters
pose1, stun1, daze1
5 letters
stick1, throw1
6 letters
dazzle2, muddle2, baffle2, fuddle2, bemuse2
7 letters
confuse2, stagger2, perplex2, mystify3, perturb2, fluster2
8 letters
distract2, confound2, astonish3, entangle3, befuddle3
9 letters
embarrass3
14 letters
discombobulate5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dazzle2 = 2 syllables).