Thesaurus / perplexity
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synonyms for perplexity
- puzzlement
- abstruseness
- charade
- chiller
- cliffhanger
- conundrum
- crux
- cryptogram
- difficulty
- enigma
- grabber
- inscrutability
- mystification
- occult
- oracle
- poser
- problem
- puzzle
- puzzler
- question
- rebus
- riddle
- rune
- secrecy
- sphinx
- stickler
- stumper
- subtlety
- teaser
- thriller
- twister
- whodunit
- why
- brainteaser
- braintwister
- closed book
- inscrutableness
- mindboggler
- sixty-four thousand dollar question
- tough nut to crack
- bewilderment
- puzzlement
- befuddlement
- discombobulation
- distraction
- fog
- gauze
- glaze
- haze
- maze
- muddle
- mystification
- narcosis
- shock
- stupefaction
- stupor
- trance
- bewilderedness
- lala-land
- muddledness
- nadaville
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As Diodorus of Sicily explained –The Macedonians because of the disaster sustained in the battle and the magnitude of the dangers pressing upon them were in the greatest perplexity.
THE MIGHTY MACEDONIAN PHALANX: 6 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOWDATTATREYA MANDALJULY 29, 2022REALM OF HISTORYAmid all the perplexities, some ad tech executives have teased out some clarity.
GOOGLE’S OPAQUE PRACTICES TO RESTRICT FINGERPRINTING CREATE CONFUSION AMONG ITS AD TECH PARTNERSKATE KAYEJUNE 3, 2021DIGIDAYPerhaps the best illustration of the perplexities involved in studying vitamin D in athletes comes from a two-part Bangor University study from 2018.
REEVALUATING VITAMIN D AS A SPORTS SUPPLEMENTALEX HUTCHINSONJANUARY 20, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEThe Company is in complete shock and perplexity to the news.
CHINA’S TOP CHIPMAKER COULD BE TRUMP’S NEXT TARGET IN THE TRADE WAREAMONBARRETTSEPTEMBER 9, 2020FORTUNEDavy read this over two or three times, in the greatest perplexity, and then gave it up in despair.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLMiss Anne smiled kindly, not dreaming of his perplexity, amused by his Southern warmth.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEFor he knew that her suffering and her deep perplexity were somewhere, somehow almost equal to his own.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODBut before he had been in San Pasquale an hour, he was plunged into a perplexity and disappointment deeper than he had yet felt.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONWhen, in reply to his questions in regard to Alessandro's wife, Felipe heard her spoken of as "Majella," his perplexity deepened.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONIt was a curious moment, charged with a subtle perplexity of emotions none of them quite understood.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODWORDS RELATED TO PERPLEXITY
- ado
- aggravation
- annoyance
- anxiety
- bellyache
- botheration
- bustle
- care
- concern
- difficulty
- distress
- drag
- exasperation
- flurry
- fuss
- headache
- irritant
- irritation
- molestation
- nudge
- nuisance
- pain
- pain in the neck
- perplexity
- pest
- plague
- pother
- pressure
- problem
- strain
- to-do
- trial
- trouble
- vexation
- worriment
- worry
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