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Synonyms for befuddled
be·fud·dled
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Princeton's WordNet
befogged, befuddledadjective
stupefied by alcoholic drink
"the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
Synonyms:
mixed-up, woolly, bemused, at sea, woolly-headed, confused, addled, muddled, baffled, lost, befogged, confounded, muzzy, wooly-minded, wooly, mazed, bewilderedAntonyms:
clearheaded, clear-thinking, unperplexedbaffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at seaadjective
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
"obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
Synonyms:
scattered, helpless, lost(p), mixed-up, disoriented, woolly, bemused, deep in thought(p), disjointed, disordered, preoccupied, at sea, illogical, woolly-headed, missed, confused, disconnected, unconnected, addled, muddled, baffled, upset, lost, befogged, confounded, muzzy, wooly-minded, broken, wooly, garbled, mazed, bewilderedAntonyms:
unperplexed, clearheaded, clear-thinkingaddled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-mindedadjective
confused and vague; used especially of thinking
"muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
Synonyms:
mixed-up, woolly, bemused, blurred, wooly-haired, blurry, flocculent, at sea, bleary, woolly-headed, foggy, confused, fuzzy, addled, muddled, baffled, lost, befogged, confounded, muzzy, wooly-minded, woolly-haired, hazy, lanate, wooly, mazed, bewilderedAntonyms:
clear-thinking, clearheaded, unperplexed
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1079 | lost | |
#2535 | broken | |
#3907 | missed | |
#6878 | confused | |
#9423 | upset | |
#9748 | fuzzy | |
#10224 | scattered | |
#18891 | disconnected | |
#19578 | helpless | |
#23615 | blurred | |
#29606 | illogical | |
#32292 | foggy | |
#34500 | disordered | |
#35876 | hazy | |
#36486 | blurry | |
#38053 | baffled | |
#40280 | preoccupied | |
#41565 | bewildered | |
#43548 | woolly | |
#49426 | confounded | |
#52578 | unconnected | |
#56811 | disjointed | |
#58215 | wooly | |
#59888 | muddled | |
#60461 | garbled | |
#66194 | disoriented | |
#69737 | bemused | |
#87536 | addled | |
#95677 | befuddled | |
#101446 | bleary | |
#103703 | muzzy | |
#321096 | flocculent |
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Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke:
He was banking on the fear factor. … Faisel Mohammad plan went haywire because people fought back, faisel Mohammad got so befuddled at the activities that happened ; it took the script away from Faisel Mohammad.
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