Synonyms of addled

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addled 1 of 2

adjective

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1

as in rotten

having undergone organic breakdown

addled eggs found on a long abandoned hen's nest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotten
• spoiled
• decomposed
• corrupted
• decayed
• rotting
• putrid
• turned
• tainted
• polluted
• soured
• curdled
• rancid
• putrefied
• fermented
• defiled
• corroded
• sour
• bad
• contaminated
• degenerated
• deteriorated
• crumbled
• off
• decomposing
• decaying
• disintegrating
• fouled
• disintegrated
• impure
• gangrenous
• putrescent
• rank
• moldy
• moldering
• putrefying
• sourish
• mildewy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fresh
• sweet
• undecomposed
• preserved
• good
• uncontaminated
• untouched
• untainted
• unspoiled
• pristine
• unpolluted
• undefiled

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• fresh
• sweet
• undecomposed
• preserved
• good
• uncontaminated
• untouched
• untainted
• unspoiled
• pristine
• unpolluted
• undefiled

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2

as in dazed

suffering from mental confusion

one of the more addled audience members confused Ghana with Guyana

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conscious
• clearheaded
• alert

• conscious
• clearheaded
• alert

addled

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verb

past tense of addle

as in bewildered

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

• bewildered
• baffled
• puzzled
• perplexed
• confused
• fuddled
• befuddled
• disoriented
• muddled
• flustered
• discombobulated
• rattled
• mystified
• befogged
• bamboozled
• flummoxed
• disturbed
• confounded
• vexed
• embarrassed
• bemused
• mazed
• bothered
• muddied
• stunned
• foxed
• posed
• graveled
• got
• buffaloed
• beat
• upset
• unsettled
• stuck
• gravelled
• agitated
• vext
• abashed
• went to one's head
• disconcerted
• stumped
• deluded
• distressed
• mortified
• unhinged
• blew one's mind
• discomfited
• nonplussed
• perturbed
• discomposed
• disquieted
• deceived
• misguided
• misled
• chagrined
• discomforted
• fazed
• discountenanced
• gulled
• beguiled
• duped
• hoodwinked
• dismayed
• tricked
• fooled
• humbugged
• weirded out
• nonplused
• strung along
• cozened
• snowed
• took in
• hoaxed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assured
• informed
• satisfied
• reassured
• enlightened

• assured
• informed
• satisfied
• reassured
• enlightened