confound

[kon-found, kuhn-, kon-found] / kɒnˈfaʊnd, kən-, ˈkɒnˈfaʊnd /

VERB

confuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amaze astonish astound baffle bewilder discombobulate dumbfound embarrass faze mystify perplex puzzle rattle startle surprise

STRONG

abash befog blend bug commingle confute discomfit discountenance fiddle flabbergast jumble misidentify mix nonplus pose throw

WEAK

metagrobolize mix up screw up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore calm clarify clear up comfort enlighten expect explain explicate help

STRONG

divide separate unmix

WEAK

make clear relate

Example Sentences

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Trump is a political survivor who has demonstrated a remarkable ability to confound conventional wisdom.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Add to that complexities of water that confound searching, especially near the Arctic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Eli Carter and Martin Tobias suggest that a reversion to negative equity- bond correlations could confound expectations in 2026.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025

Or later, as he sought photographic evidence of the Mars canals: “We must secure some canals to confound the skeptics” — which, today, carries eerie echoes of “Find me the votes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

“It is not I. You confound me with my friend M. Bouc.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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