Synonyms for baffling
baf·fling

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1. baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, toughadjective

   making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

   "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"

   Synonyms:
   subtle, gnarled, involved, knotty, problematical, debatable, ruffianly, bad, rugged, toughened, problematic, snarly, gnarly, hard, tangled, sturdy, knobbed, tough, knotted, elusive, tortuous, convoluted, snarled

   Antonyms:
   easy

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1. bafflingadjective

   Synonyms:
   disconcerting, frustrating, confusing, perplexing

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1. List of paraphrases for "baffling":

   disconcerting, bewildering, puzzling, perplexing

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1. Zoe Muller:

   The most surprising thing for me is that it has taken until 2021 to recognize that giraffes have a complex social system. We have known for decades about other species of socially complex mammal, such as elephants, primates and cetaceans, but it is baffling to me how such a charismatic and well-known species as the giraffe could have been so understudied until recently.

2. Joe Rogan:

   I talk s --- for a living — that’s why this is so baffling to me, if you’re taking vaccine advice from me, is that really my fault ? What dumb s --- were you about to do when my stupid idea sounded better ? ‘ You know that dude who made people eat animal d --- s on TV ? How does he feel about medicine ? ’ If you want my advice, do n’t take my advice.

3. David Sweat:

   To make a dry run and ... have the ability to escape, and then go back in, it is a little baffling.

4. Jennifer Moore:

   It's baffling to us.

5. Edward Dahlberg:

   Men are mad most of their lives; few live sane, fewer die so. The acts of people are baffling unless we realize that their wits are disordered. Man is driven to justice by his lunacy.