baffle

The word “baffle” has 2 syllables: baf-fle

It's pronounced as /ˈbæfəl/


What is synonym and antonym for baffle?

In the thesaurus, “baffle” has 135 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for baffle along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for baffle

Antonyms for baffle

  • abet
  • advance
  • aid
  • allow
  • assist
  • assure
  • clarify
  • clear up
  • comfort
  • cultivate
  • delight
  • ease
  • encourage
  • enlighten
  • explain
  • explicate
  • facilitate
  • forward
  • foster
  • further
  • help
  • inform
  • inspirit
  • let go
  • lose
  • make happy
  • nurture
  • permit
  • please
  • promote
  • reassure
  • relieve
  • satisfy
  • smooth
  • soothe
  • support
  • surrender

Meanings of baffle

  • noun
    1. A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether.
    2. An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them vulnerable.
    3. (coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine.
  • verb
    1. To publicly disgrace, especially of a recreant knight.
    2. To hoodwink or deceive (someone).
    3. To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex.
    4. To foil; to thwart.
    5. To struggle in vain.

Example Sentences

  • The magician's sleight of hand never failed to baffle the audience.
  • The complex instructions on the manual seemed to baffle even the most tech-savvy users.
  • The unexpected turn of events continued to baffle the investigators.
  • His cryptic remarks during the interview only served to baffle the reporters.
  • The mysterious disappearance of the artifact continues to baffle archaeologists and historians alike.

On this page you'll find 172 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to baffle, such as: abash, abet, addle, advance, agitate, aid, allow.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • aberration
  • abstain
  • act
  • affect
  • allege
  • alteration
  • assume
  • avert
  • baffle
  • bamboozle
  • bash
  • be deceitful
  • be first
  • be hypocritical
  • beat
  • beguile
  • best
  • betray
  • better
  • bewilder
  • bleed
  • blow away
  • blow out of water
  • bluff
  • buffalo
  • bulldoze
  • bunco
  • burn
  • bury
  • bypass
  • cap
  • catch
  • cheat
  • chicane
  • chisel
  • circumlocute
  • circumvent
  • claim
  • claim falsely
  • clobber
  • cold-shoulder
  • con
  • confuse
  • cook
  • counterfeit
  • cozen
  • cream
  • deceive
  • defeat
  • deflect
  • deflection
  • defraud
  • deke
  • delude
  • departure
  • desist
  • detour
  • deviation
  • diddle
  • digression
  • dissemble
  • dissimulate
  • ditch
  • divergence
  • divert
  • do a number on
  • do in
  • dodge
  • double-cross
  • down
  • duck
  • dupe
  • eclipse
  • elude
  • end-run
  • escape
  • eschew
  • euchre
  • evade
  • exceed
  • excel
  • fake
  • feign
  • fend off
  • figure out
  • finagle
  • fish
  • flee
  • fleece
  • flimflam
  • fool
  • fox
  • frame
  • fudge
  • gaff
  • gammon
  • give the slip
  • go beyond
  • go one better
  • gull
  • have
  • have on
  • hide
  • hoax
  • hold off
  • hoodwink
  • hornswoggle
  • humbug
  • hustle
  • illude
  • impersonate
  • jazz
  • jive
  • juggle
  • juke
  • jump
  • keep clear
  • kid
  • lay claim
  • lay low
  • lead astray
  • lead on
  • lead one down the garden path
  • lead one up the garden path
  • leave behind
  • let on
  • lick
  • lie
  • make a fool of
  • make a monkey of
  • make believe
  • make out
  • malinger
  • masquerade
  • misguide
  • misinform
  • mislead
  • mulct
  • murphy
  • obviate
  • outclass
  • outdistance
  • outdo
  • outfox
  • outgeneral
  • outguess
  • outgun
  • outjockey
  • outmaneuver
  • outrival
  • outshine
  • outsmart
  • outstrip
  • outthink
  • overreach
  • overrun
  • pass off
  • pass oneself off as
  • play a trick on
  • play games with
  • play-act
  • pretend
  • profess
  • psych out
  • pull a fast one
  • pull a fast one on
  • pump-fake
  • purport
  • put on
  • put one over on
  • put up a front
  • recoil
  • red herring
  • rook
  • run a game on
  • run circles around
  • run for cover
  • scam
  • set up
  • shake
  • shake and bake
  • shake off
  • sham
  • shirk
  • shoot ahead
  • shortchange
  • shrink from
  • shuck
  • shuffle off
  • shun
  • shut out
  • shy
  • sidestep
  • simulate
  • skin
  • skip
  • skip out on
  • skip town
  • skirt
  • slip
  • snooker
  • snow
  • spoof
  • squeeze
  • stay away
  • stay out
  • steer clear of
  • step aside
  • stick
  • sting
  • stonewall
  • string along
  • stutter-step
  • suck in
  • sucker
  • surpass
  • swindle
  • take for a ride
  • take in
  • tease
  • top
  • total
  • transcend
  • trash
  • trick
  • trifle
  • turn aside
  • turning
  • variation
  • ward off
  • weave
  • whitewash
  • withdraw
  • worst

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