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at a loss

ADJECTIVE
blank
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dazed
STRONG
bewildered confounded confused disconcerted muddled nonplussed stupefied
WEAK
awestruck uncomprehending wonderstruck
Antonyms
STRONG
clear oriented understanding
WEAK
aware
ADJECTIVE
confused
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baffled befuddled bewildered dazed disorganized distracted muddled perplexed perturbed puzzled
STRONG
abashed addled discombobulated disconcerted flummoxed flustered gone misled nonplussed stumped thrown unscrewed unzipped woolly
WEAK
at sea at sixes and sevens come apart fouled-up glassy-eyed mixed up not with it out to lunch punch-drunk punchy screwy shook-up shot to pieces slaphappy spaced out taken aback thrown off balance unglued
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear
STRONG
composed
WEAK
methodical ordered organized oriented separated systematic understanding
ADJECTIVE
in the red
Synonyms
WEAK
bankrupt behindhand defaulting delinquent in arrears in debt in dire straits in hock in the hole insolvent losing money nonpaying to the bad unprofitably
Antonyms
WEAK
in the black
ADJECTIVE
muddle-headed
Synonyms
WEAK
abashed addled addlepated at sea at sixes and sevens baffled befuddled bewildered come apart confounded confusional dazed discombobulated disconcerted disorganized distracted flummoxed flustered fouled-up glassy-eyed gone misled mixed up muddled nonplussed not with it out to lunch perplexed perturbed punch-drunk punchy puzzled screwy shook-up shot to pieces slaphappy spaced out stumped taken aback thrown thrown off balance turbid unglued unscrewed unzipped
ADJECTIVE
puzzled
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baffled bewildered clueless doubtful mystified perplexed rattled
STRONG
bollixed discombobulated floored lost nonplussed shook stuck stumped thrown
WEAK
at sea come apart come unzipped dopey foggy fouled-up hung up in a fog loused up messed-up mind-blown mixed up mucked up screwed-up shook-up spaced out unglued without a clue
Antonyms
STRONGEST
clear
WEAK
aware certain cognizant sure
ADJECTIVE
stumped
Synonyms
STRONG
baffled befuddled bewildered confused dumbfounded
WEAK
uncertain
Antonyms
STRONG
clear oriented understanding

Example Sentences

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"It was absolutely incredible. And I think everyone is sort of at a loss for words," she recalled.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

BuzzFeed in its 2025 annual report said it had sold both brands for $500,000 at a loss of $800,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The judge appeared at a loss for how to resolve the issue, since Maduro's legal team was seeking to dismiss the whole case over it.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But one senses that the playwright is at a loss to find a plausible ending after the simmering conflicts have erupted into a full conflagration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Strider guided them confidently among the many crossing paths, although left to themselves they would soon have been at a loss.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien