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Synonyms for fuddle

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

confuse confound bewilder befuddle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Befuddle

befuddle, confuse, confound, bewilder, throw, perturb, bedevil, fluster, entangle, disorder, fox, baffle, puzzle, disconcert, discombobulate, mystify, perplex, embarrass, distract, dazzle, disturb, addle

2. Booze

booze, drink, hit the bottle informal

Noun

1. Muddle — muddle, confusion

muddle, mess, jumble, smother, clutter, mare's nest, welter

Other

potlatch, pot-luck, mix-up, inebriate

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To confuse or befuddle.

  2. v. 2

    To intoxicate.

  3. n. 1

    Muddle, confusion.

Forms

Plural
fuddles → muddles, messes, jumbles, smothers…
Past participle
fuddled
e.g. fuddled → befuddled, confused, confounded, bewildered…

Example sentences

  • confuse One should not confuse education with job training.
  • befuddle In the event that you can't persuade them, befuddle them.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fuddlesteady
confusesteady
confoundrising
bewildersteady
befuddlerising

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

By length

3 letters
fox1
4 letters
mess1
5 letters
drink1, throw1, booze1, addle2
6 letters
puzzle2, dazzle2, muddle2, jumble2, baffle2, welter2
7 letters
confuse2, disturb2, clutter2, smother2, perturb2, mystify3, perplex2, bedevil3, fluster2
8 letters
disorder3, distract2, confound2, entangle3, potlatch2, bewilder3, befuddle3
9 letters
embarrass3, inebriate4
10 letters
disconcert3
14 letters
discombobulate5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (addle2 = 2 syllables).