Synonyms of addle

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adjective

as in dazed

suffering from mental confusion

my brain grew more and more addle as I made my way through the tax instructions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dazed
• bewildered
• distracted
• confused
• dizzy
• stunned
• addled
• raddled
• out of it
• spaced
• dopy
• fogged
• silly
• muddleheaded
• befogged
• at sea
• addlepated
• befuddled
• mixed-up
• stupefied
• muzzy
• bemused
• punchy
• punch-drunk
• dopey
• pixilated
• bedeviled
• confounded
• bushed
• pixillated
• unconscious
• slaphappy
• spacey
• shell-shocked
• spacy
• zonked
• zonked-out
• spaced-out
• senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conscious
• clearheaded
• alert

addle

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verb

as in to bewilder

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

after slipping on the ice, Bethany was so addled that she left her groceries where they'd fallen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bewilder
• baffle
• perplex
• confuse
• puzzle
• fuddle
• befuddle
• flummox
• mystify
• disorient
• discombobulate
• fluster
• befog
• stun
• bamboozle
• vex
• rattle
• bemuse
• muddle
• confound
• maze
• gravel
• bother
• disturb
• embarrass
• fox
• pose
• get
• buffalo
• muddy
• beat
• unsettle
• disconcert
• upset
• abash
• blow one's mind
• stick
• agitate
• mortify
• stump
• discompose
• go to one's head
• deceive
• perturb
• delude
• discomfit
• unhinge
• faze
• distress
• cozen
• discountenance
• beguile
• nonplus
• fool
• hoodwink
• mislead
• disquiet
• dupe
• trick
• misguide
• gull
• discomfort
• snow
• humbug
• dismay
• take in
• chagrin
• weird out
• string along
• hoax

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfy
• assure
• inform
• reassure
• enlighten