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confused

[kuhn-fyoozd] / kənˈfyuzd /
ADJECTIVE
disoriented mentally
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 a loss 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
mixed up, disordered
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chaotic disorganized messy
STRONG
blurred disarranged involved jumbled miscalculated mistaken misunderstood obscured snafu snarled unsettled
WEAK
anarchic disorderly haywire in a muddle in disarray miscellaneous out of order topsy-turvy untidy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ordered organized systematic
WEAK
clear methodical oriented separated understanding

Example Sentences

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Most recently, members of the advisory panel seemed confused about whether the committee would exist at all in the future.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

It could also help people who had previously been confused by a sometimes complex process of getting access.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

She returns to this idea constantly in her lyrics, in which Ireland and America blur until the geography itself feels confused.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Ask him about the price tag and he almost looks confused by the question.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

My limbs wouldn’t obey my confused thoughts, as if they trusted themselves to be better judges of what I needed.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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