Synonyms for
Baffled
Definition
confused or puzzled
Synonyms & similar words
atsea
confused
mystify
stick
gravel
vex
confounded
mixedup
regulate
foil
befuddled
cross
scotch
baffle
stupefy
mazed
flummox
beat
amaze
get
lost
puzzle
pose
dumbfound
bewilder
perplexed
mystified
bewildered
confounded
flummoxed
nonplussed
stumped
puzzled
discombobulated
disconcerted
unsettled
distressed
troubled
worried
perturbed
bothered
vexed
annoyed
irritated
Synonyms by register
Formal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- completely baffled
- utterly baffled
- baffled by the complexity
- baffled by the question
- baffled by his reaction
- left baffled
- baffled scientists
- baffled the experts
Word family
Usage note
Baffled describes a state of being completely confused or bewildered. It is often used when someone cannot understand something at all.
Example sentences
- The magician's trick baffled the audience.
- I was baffled by the directions to the new restaurant.
- The mystery novel had a baffling ending.
- His response to the question left me baffled.
- She was baffled by the complicated science experiment.
Quotes
I'm baffled. I've been playing poker all my life and I didn't know that a royal flush was better than a straight flush.
I'm completely baffled by this. I don't think anyone has ever seen anything like it before.
The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.