Antonyms for confusion
kənˈfyu ʒəncon·fu·sion

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1. confusionnoun

   Antonyms:
   clarity

   Synonyms:
   bewilderment, discombobulation, disarray

2. confusionnoun

   A lack of clarity or order.

   Antonyms:
   clarity

   Synonyms:
   disarray, bewilderment, discombobulation

3. confusionnoun

   The state of being confused; not understanding.

   Synonyms:
   disarray, discombobulation, bewilderment

   Antonyms:
   clarity

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1. confusion

   Amazement and astonishment both express the momentary overwhelming of the mind by that which is beyond expectation. Astonishment especially affects the emotions, amazement the intellect. Awe is the yielding of the mind to something supremely grand in character or formidable in power, and ranges from apprehension or dread to reverent worship. Admiration includes delight and regard. Surprise lies midway between astonishment and amazement, and usually respects matters of lighter consequence or such as are less startling in character. Amazement may be either pleasing or painful, as when induced by the grandeur of the mountains, or by the fury of the storm. We can say pleased surprise, but scarcely pleased astonishment. Amazement has in it something of confusion or bewilderment; but confusion and bewilderment may occur without amazement, as when a multitude of details require instant attention. Astonishment may be without bewilderment or confusion. Wonder is often pleasing, and may be continuous in view of that which surpasses our comprehension; as, the magnitude, order, and beauty of the heavens fill us with increasing wonder. Compare PERPLEXITY.

   Antonyms:
   anticipation, calmness, composure, coolness, expectation, indifference, preparation, self-possession, steadiness, stoicism

   Synonyms:
   admiration, amazement, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, perplexity, surprise, wonder

   Preposition:
   I was filled with amazement at such reckless daring.

Matched Categories

1. • Combination
   • Disorder
   • Embarrassment

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. confusionnoun

   disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

   "the army retreated in confusion"

   Synonyms:
   confusedness, mental confusion, discombobulation, muddiness, mix-up, disarray

2. confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarraynoun

   a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

   "a confusion of impressions"

   Synonyms:
   disorderliness, murkiness, confusedness, muddiness, discombobulation, mix-up, disarray, sloppiness, wateriness, mental confusion, cloudiness

3. confusion, discombobulationnoun

   a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

   Synonyms:
   confusedness, mental confusion, discombobulation, muddiness, mix-up, disarray

4. confusionnoun

   an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended

   "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"

   Synonyms:
   confusedness, mental confusion, discombobulation, muddiness, mix-up, disarray

5. confusion, mix-upnoun

   a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

   "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"

   Synonyms:
   confusedness, mental confusion, discombobulation, muddiness, mix-up, disarray

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1. confusionnoun

   Synonyms:
   disorder, tumult, turmoil, disarray, jumble, chaos, babel, pandemonium, commotion, abashment, chagrin, agitation, disconcertion, mortification, consternation fluster, perturbation, discomposure, flustration, obfuscation, distraction, flurry

How to use confusion in a sentence?

1. Larry Leissner:

   If confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius.

2. Gaius Petronius:

   We trained very hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form into teams we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising, and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation.

3. Jim Gregory:

   The confusion that took place afterwards, and just the lack of faith in how things were run, is really affecting people's belief and desire to want to vote again. That is especially true in my district.

4. Jeffrey Gundlach:

   The Fed is confused and their confusion spills into investor psychology.

5. President Biden:

   That's under consideration right now but if you're not vaccinated you're not nearly as smart as I thought you were, we have a pandemic because of the unvaccinated, and they're sowing enormous confusion.

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