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puzzles

VERB

baffle, confuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amaze befuddle bemuse bewilder complicate confound disconcert distract disturb dumbfound flabbergast flummox frustrate mystify nonplus perplex rattle stump

STRONG

addle bamboozle beat befog buffalo discombobulate floor foil obscure pose snow stir stumble throw

WEAK

get to profundicate psych out put off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appease calm clarify clear up comfort enlighten explain explicate facilitate help soothe

STRONG

aid assist lose

WEAK

elucidate illustrate not care unravel

VERB

wonder about

Synonyms

STRONG

brood cudgel marvel muse ponder study

WEAK

ask oneself mull over rack one's brains think about think hard

Antonyms

STRONG

forget ignore neglect

WEAK

clarify elucidate explain illustrate not care unravel

Example Sentences

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The room “incorporates a wide variety of games, puzzles, as well as film and animation,” he adds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Despite this, Wardle and a team of collaborators recently launched Parseword, a wordplay game inspired by Wardle's attempts to get to grips with cryptic crossword puzzles.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The chief executive of Opendoor Technologies says his company is offering mortgages a full percentage point below the national average, a move that puzzles some observers wondering about its effect on the company’s business.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Detective-fiction writers of the early 20th century offered readers stories that were also carefully constructed puzzles to be solved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“Cruciverbalist. A writer of crossword puzzles. He was convinced his puzzles would get published in The New York Times, and that he’d make enough money to pay off some of our bills.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam