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Synonyms for stumped

  • adjective

Most common

confused baffled puzzled perplexed

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Baffled — perplexed, confused

baffled, puzzled, perplexed, confused, flummoxed, bewildered, nonplussed, bemused, lost, mystified, befuddled, confounded

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Perplexed, confused.

    I'm stumped by this question.

Example sentences

  • confused Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.
  • baffled Tom's disappearance completely baffled the police.
  • puzzled Tom told me that he thought that Mary was puzzled.
  • perplexed We were perplexed by the crossword puzzle clue.

Popularity over time

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stumpedrising
confusedrising
baffledrising
puzzledrising
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Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
lost1
7 letters
baffled2, puzzled2, bemused2
8 letters
confused2
9 letters
perplexed2, mystified3, befuddled3, flummoxed2
10 letters
bewildered3, confounded3, nonplussed2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baffled2 = 2 syllables).