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Synonyms for perplexed
pərˈplɛkstper·plexed

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Princeton's WordNet3.3 / 9 votes

  1. perplexedadjective

    full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

    "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"

    Antonyms:
    unconfused, unperplexed, unbaffled

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.4 / 7 votes

  1. perplexedadjective

    Synonyms:
    bewildered, confused, puzzled, disconcerted

PPDB, the paraphrase database4.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "perplexed":

    puzzled, bewildered, boggled, confused, stumped, baffled

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#6878confused
#25378puzzled
#38053baffled
#41502perplexed
#41565bewildered
#44774stumped
#168892boggled

How to use perplexed in a sentence?

  1. The National Journal:

    As I continued to talk, I could see the executive getting more and more perplexed.

  2. Heather Lydia Thornhill:

    When your focus is perplexed And you know you are right You are the fairest and cutest With all of your might.

  3. Robert Louis Stephenson:

    Quiet minds can't be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.

  4. Mo Rakib:

    I'm very perplexed as to why the People's Republic of China would want to be on the edges of a neighborhood that is so multi-ethnic, multi-religious. The Muslim community has a large base here, the Muslim community is very linked with each other, regardless of what part of the world we're from. There's always a feeling of affinity from one community to the other based on shared values and shared faith. And that's no different for the Uyghur community.

  5. Masaki Ishikawa:

    The current situation has us a little bit perplexed and confused why such speculation is still being voiced.


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