Synonyms for confound
- verb
- noun
All synonyms
Verb
1. Confuse — to fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong
confuse, bewilder, perplex, befuddle, mystify, frustrate, embarrass, entangle, bedevil, baffle, complicate, fluster, astound, astonish, thwart, throw, vex, overwhelm, distract, fuddle, dazzle, startle
Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
- n. 1
A confounding variable.
Related words
- Word family
- confoundation confounder confoundment
- Phrases
- confound it
Forms
- Plural
- confounds → mix-ups, stumbles, confounders…
- Past participle
- confounded
e.g. confounded → confused, bewildered, perplexed, befuddled…
Example sentences
- confuse One should not confuse education with job training.
- befuddle In the event that you can't persuade them, befuddle them.
- refute It is much harder to refute a lie than to tell one.
By length
- 3 letters
- vex1
- 5 letters
- throw1
- 6 letters
- thwart1, refute2, dazzle2, baffle2, fuddle2
- 7 letters
- confuse2, stumble2, startle2, astound2, perplex2, mystify3, bedevil3, fluster2
- 8 letters
- distract2, astonish3, entangle3, bewilder3, befuddle3
- 9 letters
- embarrass3, overwhelm3, frustrate2
- 10 letters
- complicate3, confounder
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (refute2 = 2 syllables).