Synonyms for fluster
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Agitate — to throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse
agitate, confuse, flurry, perturb, confound, bewilder, embarrass, befuddle, faze informal, perplex, muddle, dazzle, excite, throw, disturb, flutter, jumble, entangle, ruffle, baffle, fuddle, disconcert
Other
Noun
1. Confusion
confusion, mix-up, perturbation, agitation, commotion, pucker, disturbance
Other
flustration informal dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- n. 1
A state of agitation or confusion; a flutter.
Related words
- Word family
- flustered flustration
Example sentences
- confuse One should not confuse education with job training.
- flurry Everyone hoped for a snow flurry for Christmas.
- agitate Now is not the time to agitate the hornet's nest.
By length
- 4 letters
- faze1
- 5 letters
- throw1
- 6 letters
- excite2, flurry2, dazzle2, muddle2, jumble2, ruffle2, baffle2, pucker2, fuddle2
- 7 letters
- confuse2, disturb2, flutter2, agitate3, perturb2, perplex2
- 8 letters
- confound2, entangle3, bewilder3, befuddle3
- 9 letters
- confusion3, embarrass3, agitation4, commotion3
- 10 letters
- disconcert3
- 11 letters
- disturbance3, flustration
- 12 letters
- perturbation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excite2 = 2 syllables).