Synonyms of perplexed
Examples of perplexed in a Sentence
He gave her a perplexed look.
The explanation left me thoroughly perplexed.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
Employees at Alliance for a Better Utah were equally perplexed.
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How a prehistoric society managed to scoot the boulder so far without complex tools or transportation methods has perplexed researchers for years.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
Employees at Alliance for a Better Utah were equally perplexed.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 June 2026
How a prehistoric society managed to scoot the boulder so far without complex tools or transportation methods has perplexed researchers for years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
For Bogaerts, Severino is the one who leaves him perplexed, the one who has him asking why this guy, of all guys, owns him.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for perplexed
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“Perplexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perplexed. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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