Antonyms for puzzlingpuz·zling

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1. enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzlingadjective

   not clear to the understanding

   "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"

   Antonyms:
   comprehensible, clear, comprehendible

   Synonyms:
   enigmatic, confusing, enigmatical, perplexing, oracular

2. confusing, perplexing, puzzlingadjective

   lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

   "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"

   Antonyms:
   clear, comprehensible, comprehendible

   Synonyms:
   confusing, enigmatical, perplexing, enigmatic

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1. puzzlingadjective

   Synonyms:
   enigmatical, perplexing, inexplicable, inscrutable, intricate, bewildering

How to use puzzling in a sentence?

1. Charles Hurt:

   I think one of the things that's so puzzling to us about why he does not get punished for making these statements is, that a lot of people hear it and they feel like, yeah he's working through the problem in front of us, but they think he's talking plainly, because he doesn't have the political pat answer for everything they give him a lot of forgiveness.

2. Karine Hirn:

   Some of the recent policy measures taken by China's authorities in the markets have been quite puzzling and it hasn't really increased confidence among foreign investors, that has prompted some investors to closely follow the intervention tactics taken by authorities rather than analyzing and investing fundamentals which we think is required.

3. Richard Neal:

   To consider a bill of this magnitude without a CBO score is not only puzzling and concerning, but also irresponsible.

4. Jim Wayne:

   It's an enormous building, so, I'm just, I'm totally bewildered by this. This is completely puzzling why we haven't found out anything.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   The issue with hospitalization is a little bit more puzzling, because although the hospitalizations are going up, it is very clear their use of ICU beds has not increased, so are the numbers of hospitalizations a real reflection of Covid cases, or is there a difficulty deciphering between people coming into the hospital with Covid or because of Covid ?

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