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

Need another word that means the same as “disoriented”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “disoriented” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Disoriented” are: alienated, anomic, confused, lost, bewildered, perplexed, nonplussed, all at sea, in a state of confusion, in a muddle

Disoriented as an Adjective

Definitions of "Disoriented" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disoriented” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Having lost one's sense of direction; disorientated.
• Socially disoriented.
• Having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity.
• Confused and unable to think clearly.

Synonyms of "Disoriented" as an adjective (10 Words)

alienated	Socially disoriented. We live in an age of rootless alienated people.
all at sea	Quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class.
anomic	Socially disoriented. Anomic loners musing over their fate.
bewildered	Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment. He saw the bewildered look on my face.
confused	Having lost your bearings confused as to time or place or personal identity. The confused information supplied by authorities.
in a muddle	Directed or bound inward.
in a state of confusion	Currently fashionable.
lost	Having lost your bearings confused as to time or place or personal identity. His lost honor.
nonplussed	So surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react. Henry looked completely nonplussed.
perplexed	Completely baffled; very puzzled. She gave him a perplexed look.

Usage Examples of "Disoriented" as an adjective

• I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway.
• The anesthetic left her completely disoriented.
• Jet lag leaves you irritable, disoriented, and tired.
• She was so disoriented that Joe had to walk her to her room.

Associations of "Disoriented" (30 Words)

addle	Make (someone) unable to think clearly; confuse. Being in love must have addled your brain.
baffle	Be a mystery or bewildering to. An unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone.
befuddle	Make (someone) unable to think clearly. The logic used to arrive at this conclusion befuddles me.
bemused	Puzzled, confused, or bewildered. Obviously bemused by his questions.
bewilder	Be a mystery or bewildering to. His reaction had bewildered her.
bewildered	Perplexed and confused; very puzzled. Bewildered and confused.
chaos	The property of a complex system whose behaviour is so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions. Snow caused chaos in the region.
confound	Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. We will confound these tactics by the pressure groups.
confuse	Assemble without order or sense. Purchasers might confuse the two products.
confused	Mentally confused unable to think with clarity or act intelligently. A confused dream about the end of the world.
discombobulated	Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion- G.B.Shaw. The hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand.
discomfit	Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed. He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.
disconcert	Disturb the composure of; unsettle. The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.
disconcerted	Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion. Looked at each other dumbly quite disconcerted.
disorder	Bring disorder to. She disordered the house to suggest that the killer had been a burglar.
embarrass	Cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self conscious. I do not apprehend that this case will be embarrassed by that decision.
fluster	Be flustered behave in a confused manner. The main thing is not to get all in a fluster.
gloomy	Filled with melancholy and despondency. A gloomy silence.
groggy	Dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow. The sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy.
jumble	Articles collected for a jumble sale. A drawer full of letters jumbled together.
maze	Be dazed and confused. The house has a maze and a walled Italian garden.
melee	A confused crowd of people. The melee of people that were always thronging the streets.
mystify	Make mysterious. Lawyers who mystify the legal system so that laymen find it unintelligible.
obfuscate	Make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. The spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins.
perplex	Be a mystery or bewildering to. She was perplexed by her husband s moodiness.
perplexed	Completely baffled; very puzzled. She gave him a perplexed look.
perplexing	Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity. Perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it.
puzzling	Causing one to be puzzled; perplexing. A puzzling statement.
thwart	A crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat. He never did anything to thwart his father.
vertigo	A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall.