Synonyms for
Baffled
Definition
confused or puzzled
Synonyms & similar words
bemused
baffle
bewilder
flummox
vex
beat
pose
bewildered
lost
cross
regulate
befuddled
scotch
queer
stick
spoil
puzzle
amaze
get
perplex
gravel
mystify
nonplus
dumbfound
foil
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.
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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.