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BEWILDER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BEWILDER?

Need another word that means the same as “bewilder”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “bewilder” in this overview.

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Bewilder as a Verb
Definitions of "Bewilder" as a verb
Synonyms of "Bewilder" as a verb (18 Words)
Usage Examples of "Bewilder" as a verb
Associations of "Bewilder" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Bewilder” are: amaze, baffle, beat, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex, bemuse, discombobulate, throw

Bewilder as a Verb

Definitions of "Bewilder" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bewilder” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.
Be a mystery or bewildering to.
Cause to be confused emotionally.

Synonyms of "Bewilder" as a verb (18 Words)

amaze	Affect with wonder. He has been amazed by the quality of the employees at the bank.
baffle	Restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc. To baffle* the noise further I pad the gunwales.*
beat	Beat through cleverness and wit. She beat* her fists against the wood.*
bemuse	Cause to be confused emotionally. He was bemused by what was happening.
discombobulate	Cause to be confused emotionally. This attitude totally discombobulated Bruce.
dumbfound	Be a mystery or bewildering to. She was dumbfounded at the sight that met her eyes.
flummox	Be a mystery or bewildering to. I was completely flummoxed by the whole thing.
get	Take vengeance on or get even. What kind of reception did you get.
gravel	Cover an area of ground with gravel. We gravelled the driveway.
mystify	Make obscure or mysterious. Lawyers who mystify* the legal system so that laymen find it unintelligible.*
nonplus	Surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react. Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question.
perplex	Complicate or confuse (a matter. They were perplexing a subject plain in itself.
pose	Assume a posture as for artistic purposes. He posed her on the sofa.
puzzle	Think hard about something because one cannot understand it. She was puzzled by the doctor s manner.
stick	Come or be in close contact with stick or hold together and resist separation. Stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress.
stupefy	Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation. The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy* her.*
throw	Throw a die out onto a flat surface. Have throw* or make a party.*
vex	Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. A vexing problem.

Usage Examples of "Bewilder" as a verb

She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood.
His reaction had bewildered her.

Associations of "Bewilder" (30 Words)

addle	(of an egg) become rotten, producing no chick. Addled eggs.
astonish	Affect with wonder. You never fail to astonish* me.*
astound	Affect with wonder. Her bluntness astounded him.
baffle	A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy. An unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone.
befuddle	Make (someone) unable to think clearly. This question befuddled even the teacher.
bemuse	Cause to be confused emotionally. He was bemused by what was happening.
confound	Cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations. The rise in prices confounded expectations.
confuse	Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. The points made by the authors confuse* rather than clarify the issue.*
discomfit	Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed. He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.
disconcert	Cause to lose one’s composure. The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.
disorder	Bring disorder to. The world s currency markets were in disorder.
disorient	Cause to be lost or disoriented. The inconsistencies of the narrative do more than merely disorient* and challenge the reader.*
dumbfound	Greatly astonish or amaze. I was dumbfounded by the low prices there.
embarrass	Cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self conscious. The state of the rivers will embarrass* the enemy.*
faze	Disturb the composure of. She was not fazed by his show of anger.
flurry	A small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind. There was a flurry* of chicken feathers.*
fluster	Be flustered behave in a confused manner. There s nothing you can do or say to fluster* Bernie.*
jumble	Be all mixed up or jumbled together. His words jumbled.
maze	Something jumbled or confused. They were trapped in a menacing maze* of corridors.*
mystify	Be a mystery or bewildering to. Mystify the story.
obfuscate	Bewilder (someone. The spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate* their etymological origins.*
perplex	Make more complicated. She was perplexed by her husband s moodiness.
perplexed	Completely baffled; very puzzled. Perplexed state of the world.
puzzled	Unable to understand; perplexed. She looked puzzled* and angry with him.*
questioning	A request for information. There was no questioning* of the decision.*
sadden	Cause to feel sorrow; make unhappy. The news of her death saddened me.
stupefy	Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow. The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy* her.*
surprise	Cause to be surprised. He surprised an interesting scene.
surprised	Taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment. There was a surprised* silence.*
thwart	A structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat. He was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred.