Synonyms of baffled

baffled 1 of 2

adjective

ˈba-fəld 

as in perplexed

faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do

baffled viewers didn't know what to make of the strange antics of the talk show host

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perplexed
• bewildered
• embarrassed
• nonplussed
• confused
• flustered
• at a loss
• put to it
• confounded
• hard put
• hard-pressed
• disconcerted
• fazed
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undaunted
• composed
• unfazed
• untroubled

baffled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of baffle

1

as in frustrated

to prevent from achieving a goal

the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frustrated
• hampered
• thwarted
• balked
• stopped
• defeated
• discomfited
• foiled
• hindered
• prevented
• impeded
• halted
• overcame
• checkmated
• beat
• handicapped
• blocked
• obstructed
• arrested
• inhibited
• checked
• stalled
• clogged
• hobbled
• tied up
• barred
• held back
• interfered (with)
• encumbered
• shackled
• precluded
• set back
• averted
• conquered
• nullified
• neutralized
• obviated
• forestalled
• fettered
• negated
• offset
• short-circuited
• manacled
• counteracted
• trammeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraged
• advanced
• promoted
• forwarded
• cultivated
• assisted
• fostered
• aided
• nurtured
• furthered
• facilitated
• smoothed
• abetted
• eased

2

as in puzzled

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

she was baffled by the wording of the clause in the insurance policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfied
• assured
• informed
• reassured
• enlightened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of baffled

Adjective

Spotted hyenas long baffled naturalists. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

The admission prompted baffled comments from a veteran federal judge. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026

Verb

The news conference that followed left some economists baffled. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Meanwhile, a dangerous new threat has emerged in the city, and Peter is baffled over how to stop it. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026