bewildered
adjective
, bē-\
Definition of bewildered
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Synonyms & Antonyms for bewildered
Synonyms
addle, addled, addlepated, bedeviled, befogged, befuddled, bemused, bushed [chiefly Australian], confounded, confused, dazed, distracted, dizzy, dopey (also dopy), fogged, mixed-up, muddleheaded, muzzy, pixilated (also pixillated), punch-drunk, punchy, raddled, shell-shocked, silly, slaphappy, spaced-out (or spaced), spacey (also spacy), stunned, stupefied, zonked, zonked-out
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Then the electrons are gone again, leaving the bewildered ions still trying to catch up. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Technical tour-de-force traps positrons," 11 Dec. 2018 Russ Ogle, a plant manager at Standard Textile’s Union facility, says the President’s proposed tariffs have left his workers feeling bewildered. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Looming Trade Lesson," 9 Aug. 2018 Kylian Mbappé, inside the first 10 seconds, burning Belgium’s Jan Vertonghen away, an express train speeding past a bewildered commuter. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "France, With Flash to Spare, Reaches the World Cup Final," 11 July 2018 The caller said a crowd of bewildered onlookers gathered around as the man got out of his car wearing a gray collared shirt and gray slacks and continued to yell. — Jonathan Drew, Fox News, "Man complaining of broken phone crashes into Verizon store," 27 July 2018 Some bewildered and anxious city employees were ushered out of 10th-floorcouncil offices after about 35 agents in business suits arrived in the lobby shortly before 1 p.m. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "May 15, 2003: FBI RAIDS CITY HALL," 15 May 2018 What stands before us is a bewildered white man with a profound sense of entitlement, a feeling matched only by his uneasiness and uncertainty. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: Stephen Rea Is One Really Mad Man in ‘Cyprus Avenue’," 25 June 2018 But writer Leary extends the pie motif to encompass Tommy’s bonding with his bewildered but supportive mom (a warmly appealing Marci Anne Wuebben) over baking. — James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Loneliest Girl' squeezes insight and wit from story of Anita Bryant," 4 June 2018 Mariam had never attended any school and looked bewildered when the French agent told her to remove her head scarf. — Adam Nossiter, New York Times, "At French Outpost in African Migrant Hub, Asylum for a Select Few," 25 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bewildered.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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