addle
The word “addle” has 2 syllables: ad-dle
It's pronounced as /ˈædəl/
What is synonym and antonym for addle?
In the thesaurus, “addle” has 107 synonyms and 8 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for addle along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for addle
- abash
- addled
- addlepated
- agitate
- at sea
- baffle
- bamboozle
- beat
- bedeviled
- befog
- befogged
- befuddle
- befuddled
- beguile
- bemuse
- bemused
- bewilder
- bewildered
- bother
- buffalo
- bushed
- chagrin
- confound
- confounded
- confuse
- confused
- cozen
- dazed
- deceive
- delude
- discombobulate
- discomfit
- discomfort
- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- dismay
- disorient
- disquiet
- distracted
- distress
- disturb
- dizzy
- dopey
- dopy
- dupe
- embarrass
- faze
- flummox
- fluster
- fogged
- fool
- fox
- fuddle
- get
- gravel
- gull
- hoax
- hoodwink
- humbug
- maze
- misguide
- mislead
- mixed-up
- mortify
- muddle
- muddleheaded
- muddy
- muzzy
- mystify
- nonplus
- out of it
- perplex
- perturb
- pixilated
- pixillated
- pose
- punch-drunk
- punchy
- puzzle
- raddled
- rattle
- senseless
- shell-shocked
- silly
- slaphappy
- snow
- spaced
- spaced-out
- spacey
- spacy
- stick
- string along
- stump
- stun
- stunned
- stupefied
- take in
- trick
- unconscious
- unhinge
- unsettle
- upset
- vex
- weird out
- zonked
- zonked-out
Antonyms for addle
- alert
- assure
- clearheaded
- conscious
- enlighten
- inform
- reassure
- satisfy
Meanings of addle
- verb
- (provincial) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
- (provincial) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
- To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle.
- To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
- noun
- A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
- Liquid filth; mire.
- (provincial) Lees; dregs.
- adjective
- Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid.
- (by extension) Unfruitful or confused; muddled.
Example Sentences
- The loud noise began to addle his thoughts.
- Don’t let stress addle your decision-making.
- Too much information at once can easily addle the mind.
- The confusing instructions seemed designed to addle everyone.
- Fatigue can addle even the sharpest mind.
On this page you'll find 115 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to addle, such as: abash, addled, addlepated, agitate, alert, assure, at sea.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
zonked
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- wasted
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- zonked-out
zonked-out
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baffle
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- addle
- agitate
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- balk
- bamboozle
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- beat
- befog
- befuddle
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- bewilder
- block
- bother
- buffalo
- buffer
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- circumvent
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- confound
- confuse
- conquer
- cordon
- counteract
- cozen
- cushion
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- dash
- daze
- deceive
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- delude
- disappoint
- discombobulate
- discomfit
- discomfort
- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- dismay
- disorient
- disquiet
- distress
- disturb
- dumbfound
- dupe
- elude
- embarrass
- encumber
- faze
- fender
- fetter
- floor
- flummox
- fluster
- foil
- fool
- forestall
- fox
- frustrate
- fuddle
- get
- gravel
- gull
- halt
- hamper
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- hold back
- hoodwink
- humbug
- impede
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- manacle
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- nonplus
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- puzzle
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- safeguard
- set back
- shackle
- shield
- short-circuit
- snow
- stall
- stick
- stop
- string along
- stump
- stun
- take in
- throw
- thwart
- tie up
- trammel
- trick
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- upset
- vex
- weird out
take for
- account
- addle
- analyze
- appraise
- bamboozle
- be dishonest
- be off the mark
- be wrong
- bear in mind
- beat
- beat out of
- beguile
- believe
- betray
- bilk
- blunder
- botch
- buffalo
- bungle
- burn
- call
- care for
- cheat
- circumvent
- clip
- con
- conceive
- confound
- confuse
- consider
- count
- cozen
- credit
- cross up
- deceive oneself
- deem
- defraud
- delude
- disappoint
- double-cross
- dupe
- ensnare
- entrap
- err
- esteem
- estimate
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- fancy
- feel
- fleece
- fool
- get wrong
- goof
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- gull
- have wrong impression
- hoax
- hold
- hold an opinion
- hoodwink
- hook
- humbug
- imagine
- impose upon
- judge
- jumble
- keep in view
- lapse
- lead on
- look upon
- make a mess
- make allowance for
- misapprehend
- miscalculate
- misconceive
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- miscount
- misdeem
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- misknow
- mislead
- misread
- miss
- miss the boat
- not know
- omit
- outwit
- overestimate
- overlook
- play joke on
- pull fast one
- put foot in
- put on
- put up a smokescreen
- rate
- reckon
- reckon with
- reflect
- regard
- remember
- respect
- rob
- scam
- screw
- sell
- sense
- set down
- skin
- slip
- slip up
- snarl
- suck in
- suppose
- swindle
- take advantage of
- take for ride
- take in
- take into account
- take to cleaners
- tangle
- think
- think of
- trick
- underestimate
- victimize
- view
bamboozle
- abash
- addle
- agitate
- baffle
- beat
- befog
- befuddle
- beguile
- bemuse
- bewilder
- bilk
- bleed
- bluff
- bother
- buffalo
- burn
- catch
- chagrin
- cheat
- chisel
- con
- confound
- confuse
- cozen
- deceive
- defraud
- delude
- diddle
- discombobulate
- discomfit
- discomfort
- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- dismay
- disorient
- disquiet
- distress
- disturb
- do a number on
- dupe
- embarrass
- euchre
- fake out
- faze
- fleece
- flimflam
- flummox
- fluster
- fool
- fox
- fuddle
- gaff
- gammon
- get
- gravel
- gull
- have
- have on
- hoax
- hoodwink
- hornswoggle
- humbug
- hustle
- juggle
- kid
- lead one down the garden path
- lead one up the garden path
- maze
- misguide
- misinform
- mislead
- mortify
- muddle
- muddy
- mulct
- mystify
- nonplus
- perplex
- perturb
- pose
- put on
- puzzle
- rattle
- rook
- shortchange
- skin
- snooker
- snow
- spoof
- squeeze
- stick
- sting
- string along
- stump
- stun
- suck in
- sucker
- swindle
- take in
- tease
- trick
- unhinge
- unsettle
- upset
- vex
- weird out