Synonyms for confusing
kənˈfyu zɪŋcon·fus·ing

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1. confusingadjective

   causing confusion or disorientation

   "a confusing jumble of road signs"; "being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child"

   Synonyms:
   puzzling, perplexing

   Antonyms:
   clear, orientating, orienting

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"

   Synonyms:
   puzzling, enigmatical, perplexing, enigmatic

   Antonyms:
   orientating, clear, orienting

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1. List of paraphrases for "confusing":

   confused, disconcerting, bewildering, misleading, unclear, perplexing, puzzling, disorienting, chaotic, disorientating, messy, woolly, ambiguous, fuzzy, disturbing, confounding

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1. Sydney J. Harris:

   Good teaching must be slow enough so that it is not confusing, and fast enough so that it is not boring.

2. Chris Harto:

   I was kind of hoping for more clarity, not less, it seems like things just seem to get more confusing each time they say something.

3. Arizona Democratic:

   What we hear from startups is that they are facing a tough regulatory environment that is sometimes byzantine, confusing and expensive to comply with.

4. Len McCluskey:

   The Prime Minister's response last night was both confusing and disbelieving, listening to Dominic Raab, I'm wondering why we didn't wait until we've seen the 50-page document and the guidelines that are about to come out before there was any indication about going back to work.

5. Stephanie Walton:

   It can be very confusing to people because they are not expecting it.