Synonyms for discombobulate

Most common

confuse · bewilder · disconcert · befuddle

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

combobulate, recombobulate

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.

Related words

Other spellings

discomboberate discombobricate

Forms

Past participle

discombobulated
e.g. discombobulated → confused, bewildered, disconcerted, befuddled…

Example sentences

• confuse One should not confuse education with job training.
• disconcert I don't mean to disconcert you, but there's a spider in your hair.
• 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

3 letters

fox¹

5 letters

throw¹

6 letters

puzzle², flurry², dazzle², muddle², ruffle², baffle², fuddle², bemuse²

7 letters

confuse², disturb², perturb², fluster², bedevil³

8 letters

distract², confound², entangle³, bewilder³, befuddle³

9 letters

embarrass³

10 letters

disconcert³

15 letters

discombooberate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puzzle² = 2 syllables).