Synonyms for nonplussed
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Perplexed — unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed
perplexed, puzzled, confounded, bewildered, mystified, baffled, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, confused, dazed, speechless, vexed, stumped, addled, muddled, thrown, lost for words, blank, befuddled, muzzy
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unsure how to act or respond; bewildered, perplexed.
- adj. 2
Unaffected, unfazed; unimpressed.
Related words
- Other spellings
- non-plussed
Example sentences
- puzzled Tom told me that he thought that Mary was puzzled.
- bewildered People were bewildered by the unexpected situation.
- perplexed We were perplexed by the crossword puzzle clue.
- confounded He was confounded at the sight of the teacher.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| nonplussed | rising | |
| puzzled | rising | |
| bewildered | rising | |
| perplexed | rising | |
| confounded | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- blank1, dazed1, jaded2, vexed1, muzzy2
- 6 letters
- thrown1, addled2, otiose3
- 7 letters
- baffled2, puzzled2, stumped1, muddled2
- 8 letters
- confused2
- 9 letters
- perplexed2, mystified3, befuddled3
- 10 letters
- speechless2, bewildered3, confounded3
- 11 letters
- dumbfounded3
- 13 letters
- flabbergasted4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jaded2 = 2 syllables).