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confused

[kuhn-fyoozd] / kənˈfyuzd /
ADJECTIVE
disoriented mentally
Synonyms
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baffled befuddled bewildered dazed disorganized distracted muddled perplexed perturbed puzzled
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abashed addled discombobulated disconcerted flummoxed flustered gone misled nonplussed stumped thrown unscrewed unzipped woolly
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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
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clear
STRONG
composed
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methodical ordered organized oriented separated systematic understanding
ADJECTIVE
mixed up, disordered
Synonyms
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chaotic disorganized messy
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blurred disarranged involved jumbled miscalculated mistaken misunderstood obscured snafu snarled unsettled
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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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"I'm not angry. I'm just bewildered, confused, unhappy," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Richard Brown was so confused by the legal landscape that he fed two weeks’ worth of refund-related court rulings into an AI program and asked it to create a podcast to explain it to him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Early in 2025, multiple observers highlighted the Sphere's ongoing struggle to make money and one critic was left "confused and slightly dismayed" by their visit.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

He assumes many of us are tech-competent, anxious and confused as to what AI even is to begin with.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“I got confused by all the elven talk,” I assure Ollie.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.