baffling

The word “baffling” has 2 syllables: baf-fling

It's pronounced as /ˈbæflɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for baffling?

In the thesaurus, “baffling” has 186 synonyms and 58 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for baffling

abashing
abstruse
absurd
addling
agitating
arresting
asinine
averting
avoidance
balking
bamboozling
barring
beating
befogging
befuddling
beguiling
bemusing
bewildering
beyond one
bizarre
blocking
bothering
buffaloing
chagrining
checking
checkmate
checkmating
choppy
circumvention
clogging
confounding
confused
confusing
conquering
counteracting
cozening
crossing
curious
debarment
deceiving
defeating
deluding
determent
deterrence
difficult to understand
discombobulating
discomfiting
discomforting
discomposing
disconcerting
disconnected
discountenancing
disjointed
dismaying
disordered
disorderly
disorganized
disorienting
disquieting
distressing
disturbing
duping
eccentric
embarrassing
encumbering
enigmatic
enjoining
fallacious
fazing
fettering
flummoxing
flustering
foiling
fooling
foolish
forbidding
forestalling
forestallment
foxing
frustrating
frustration
fuddling
getting
graveling
gravelling
gulling
halting
hampering
handicapping
hard to understand
hindering
hoaxing
hobbling
holding back
hoodwinking
humbugging
illogical
impeding
incoherent
incomprehensible
inconsistent
inexplicable
inhibiting
interdicting
interdiction
invalid
irrational
manacling
mazing
meaningless
misguiding
misleading
mortifying
muddled
muddling
muddying
mystifying
negating
negation
neutralization
neutralizing
nonplusing
nonplussing
nonsensical
nullification
nullifying
nutty
obstructing
obviating
odd
offsetting
outlandish
outlawing
overcoming
peculiar
perplexing
perturbing
posing
precluding
preposterous
preventing
prevention
prohibiting
prohibition
proscribing
proscription
puzzling
rattling
ridiculous
screwy
senseless
setting back
shackling
short-circuiting
silly
snowing
stalling
sticking
stopping
strange
stringing along
stumping
stunning
taking in
thwarting
tieing up
trammeling
trammelling
tricking
tying up
unaccountable
unclear
unconnected
unconvincing
unexplainable
unfathomable
unhinging
unorganized
unreasonable
unsettling
unsound
unusual
upsetting
vexing
weird
weirding out

Antonyms for baffling

abetting
advancement
advancing
aid
aiding
assistance
assisting
assuring
backing
clear
clear-cut
cogent
coherent
compelling
comprehensible
connected
convincing
cultivating
cultivation
easing
encouragement
encouraging
enlightening
facilitating
facilitation
fathomable
forwarding
fostering
furthering
informing
logical
lucid
nurture
nurturing
ordered
orderly
organized
perspicuous
persuasive
plausible
promoting
promotion
rational
reasonable
reassuring
satisfying
sensible
smoothing
solid
sound
support
systematic
systematized
transparent
unambiguous
unequivocal
unmistakable
valid

Meanings of baffling

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.
noun
1. An act of foiling or thwarting.
adjective
1. Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
2. Frustrating.

Example Sentences

The disappearance of the keys remains a baffling mystery.
His behavior is utterly baffling, nobody can make sense of it.
The instructions were so poorly written that they were baffling to everyone.
The complexity of the problem is baffling even the most seasoned experts.
The sudden change in weather is baffling meteorologists who struggle to predict it.

On this page you'll find 244 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to baffling, such as: abashing, abetting, abstruse, absurd, addling, advancement, advancing.

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