Synonyms for
Baffle
Definition
to confuse or frustrate someone by being difficult to understand or explain
Synonyms & similar words
flummox
mystify
puzzle
get
nonplus
foil
spoil
gravel
dumbfound
regulate
pose
baffleboard
perplex
bilk
beat
vex
frustrate
amaze
stick
stupefy
cross
scotch
thwart
bewilder
queer
perplex
bewilder
confound
mystify
puzzle
stump
flummox
bamboozle
confuse
muddle
obfuscate
obscure
befuddle
discombobulate
faze
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Example sentences
- The magician's trick completely baffled the audience.
- I'm baffled by this crossword puzzle.
- The instructions for assembling the toy were so complicated, they baffled me.
- The mystery novel's plot twists were designed to baffle the reader.
- The foreign language exam left me completely baffled.
Quotes
The best way to baffle a doctor is to tell him the truth. - Anonymous
If you can't baffle them with brilliance, befuddle them with nonsense. - W. C. Fields
The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity. - Voltaire