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Synonyms for perplexed
pərˈplɛkstper·plexed

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Princeton's WordNet3.3 / 9 votes

  1. perplexedadjective

    full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

    "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"

    Antonyms:
    unconfused, unperplexed, unbaffled

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.4 / 7 votes

  1. perplexedadjective

    Synonyms:
    bewildered, confused, puzzled, disconcerted

PPDB, the paraphrase database4.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "perplexed":

    puzzled, bewildered, boggled, confused, stumped, baffled

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#6878confused
#25378puzzled
#38053baffled
#41502perplexed
#41565bewildered
#44774stumped
#168892boggled

How to use perplexed in a sentence?

  1. The National Journal:

    As I continued to talk, I could see the executive getting more and more perplexed.

  2. Craig Barnes:

    The first video I saw was an Asian girl who was tied up, and I wasn't too sure what was going on — I was a bit perplexed.

  3. RJ Intindola:

    I must admit that I am always perplexed when reading quotes and other writings that true love should be unconditional. Well, how about betrayal? Shouldn’t that be a condition? It is for me and should be for you.

  4. Robert Louis Stephenson:

    Quiet minds can't be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.

  5. Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu:

    To have little is to possess.To have plenty is to be perplexed.


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