befuddles

The word “befuddles” has 3 syllables: be-fud-dles

It's pronounced as /bɪˈfʌd.əlz/


What is synonym and antonym for befuddles?

In the thesaurus, “befuddles” has 87 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for befuddles

  • abashes
  • addle
  • addles
  • agitates
  • baffle
  • baffles
  • ball up
  • bamboozles
  • beats
  • befogs
  • beguiles
  • bemuses
  • bewilder
  • bewilders
  • bother
  • bothers
  • buffaloes
  • chagrins
  • confounds
  • confuses
  • cozens
  • daze
  • deceives
  • deludes
  • discombobulates
  • discomfits
  • discomforts
  • discomposes
  • disconcerts
  • discountenances
  • dismays
  • disorient
  • disorients
  • disquiets
  • distract
  • distresses
  • disturbs
  • dumbfound
  • dupes
  • embarrasses
  • fazes
  • flummoxes
  • fluster
  • flusters
  • fools
  • foxes
  • fuddles
  • gets
  • gravels
  • gulls
  • hoaxes
  • hoodwinks
  • humbugs
  • inebriate
  • intoxicate
  • make punchy
  • mazes
  • misguides
  • misleads
  • mix up
  • mortifies
  • muddies
  • muddle
  • muddles
  • mystifies
  • nonpluses
  • perplexes
  • perturbs
  • poses
  • puzzle
  • puzzles
  • rattles
  • shake
  • snows
  • sticks
  • strings along
  • stumps
  • stuns
  • stupefy
  • takes in
  • throw off
  • tricks
  • unhinges
  • unsettles
  • upsets
  • vexes
  • weirds out

Antonyms for befuddles

Meanings of befuddles

  • verb
    1. To perplex, confuse (someone).
    2. To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.

Example Sentences

  • The complicated software befuddles many first-time users.
  • His strange behavior befuddles everyone in the office.
  • The magician’s performance befuddles the audience with clever illusions.
  • Too much information at once often befuddles students.
  • The unexpected ending befuddles readers until they think about it carefully.

On this page you'll find 97 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to befuddles, such as: abashes, addle, addles, agitates, assures, baffle, baffles.

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

Related Words

baffles

takes aback

  • amazes
  • astonishes
  • astounds
  • befuddles
  • bewilders
  • blindsides
  • blows away
  • bowls over
  • confounds
  • confuses
  • dazes
  • discomfits
  • disconcerts
  • dismays
  • dumbfounds
  • dumfounds
  • flabbergasts
  • floors
  • jars
  • knocks for a loop
  • muddles
  • nonpluses
  • nonplusses
  • perplexes
  • rocks
  • shakes up
  • shocks
  • startles
  • stuns
  • stupefies
  • surprises
  • takes by surprise
  • thunderstrikes

takes by surprise

  • amazes
  • astonishes
  • astounds
  • befuddles
  • bewilders
  • blindsides
  • blows away
  • bowls over
  • confounds
  • confuses
  • dazes
  • discomfits
  • disconcerts
  • dismays
  • dumbfounds
  • dumfounds
  • flabbergasts
  • floors
  • jars
  • knocks for a loop
  • muddles
  • nonpluses
  • nonplusses
  • perplexes
  • rocks
  • shakes up
  • shocks
  • startles
  • stuns
  • stupefies
  • surprises
  • takes aback
  • thunderstrikes

bamboozles

vexes


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