Synonyms of baffle

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verb (1)

ˈba-fəl 

1

as in to frustrate

to prevent from achieving a goal

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frustrate
• hamper
• thwart
• foil
• prevent
• balk
• stop
• hinder
• defeat
• impede
• discomfit
• overcome
• beat
• checkmate
• obstruct
• halt
• clog
• block
• inhibit
• preclude
• handicap
• interfere (with)
• bar
• obviate
• check
• encumber
• tie up
• arrest
• stall
• set back
• hold back
• avert
• offset
• nullify
• neutralize
• shackle
• forestall
• negate
• counteract
• short-circuit
• conquer
• hobble
• trammel
• fetter
• manacle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encourage
• forward
• promote
• assist
• further
• foster
• aid
• advance
• cultivate
• facilitate
• nurture
• ease
• abet
• smooth

2

as in to perplex

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assure
• satisfy
• inform
• reassure
• enlighten

baffle

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noun (1)

as in fender

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fender
• cushion
• bumper
• buffer
• shield
• muffler
• cocoon
• pad
• cushioning
• padding
• safeguard
• barricade
• cordon

baffling

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adjective

as in perplexing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perplexing
• puzzling
• confusing
• confounding
• frustrating
• muddled
• bewildering
• disorganized
• confused
• disjointed
• unorganized
• disordered
• disconcerting
• incoherent
• disorderly
• illogical
• inconsistent
• unusual
• irrational
• unconnected
• bizarre
• disconnected
• eccentric
• strange
• absurd
• unreasonable
• ridiculous
• choppy
• curious
• fallacious
• foolish
• outlandish
• odd
• weird
• meaningless
• inexplicable
• nonsensical
• invalid
• peculiar
• unconvincing
• unsound
• asinine
• preposterous
• outré
• silly
• screwy
• nutty
• unexplainable
• unaccountable
• senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coherent
• systematic
• connected
• reasonable
• logical
• solid
• valid
• orderly
• sound
• rational
• sensible
• compelling
• organized
• plausible
• convincing
• ordered
• persuasive
• clear
• satisfying
• systematized
• unmistakable
• unambiguous
• transparent
• unequivocal
• cogent
• lucid
• clear-cut
• perspicuous

baffling

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noun (2)

as in thwarting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thwarting
• frustration
• deterrence
• checkmate
• balking
• forbidding
• barring
• crossing
• debarment
• neutralization
• determent
• nullification
• negation
• foiling
• prohibiting
• proscribing
• outlawing
• circumvention
• prohibition
• enjoining
• avoidance
• interdiction
• proscription
• prevention
• interdicting
• precluding
• averting
• forestallment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• support
• assistance
• aid
• backing
• promotion
• encouragement
• advancement
• cultivation
• facilitation
• nurture

baffling

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verb (2)

present participle of baffle

1

as in frustrating

to prevent from achieving a goal

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frustrating
• hampering
• thwarting
• discomfiting
• balking
• hindering
• defeating
• preventing
• stopping
• foiling
• impeding
• overcoming
• halting
• beating
• checkmating
• blocking
• obstructing
• arresting
• handicapping
• barring
• interfering (with)
• inhibiting
• clogging
• checking
• stalling
• encumbering
• holding back
• hobbling
• precluding
• tying up
• obviating
• nullifying
• neutralizing
• forestalling
• negating
• offsetting
• counteracting
• conquering
• averting
• manacling
• trammelling
• fettering
• shackling
• short-circuiting
• tieing up
• setting back
• trammeling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraging
• promoting
• advancing
• furthering
• fostering
• assisting
• aiding
• cultivating
• forwarding
• facilitating
• nurturing
• abetting
• smoothing
• easing

2

as in puzzling

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puzzling
• perplexing
• bewildering
• confusing
• mystifying
• befuddling
• embarrassing
• vexing
• bemusing
• confounding
• disturbing
• stunning
• flummoxing
• disorienting
• rattling
• discombobulating
• upsetting
• bamboozling
• flustering
• muddling
• bothering
• posing
• fuddling
• muddying
• unsettling
• addling
• mazing
• befogging
• gravelling
• graveling
• getting
• beating
• disconcerting
• foxing
• distressing
• buffaloing
• blowing one's mind
• discomfiting
• stumping
• dismaying
• mortifying
• disquieting
• sticking
• going to one's head
• discomforting
• perturbing
• misleading
• agitating
• nonplussing
• abashing
• fazing
• beguiling
• unhinging
• discountenancing
• deceiving
• nonplusing
• weirding out
• discomposing
• misguiding
• tricking
• fooling
• deluding
• humbugging
• hoaxing
• duping
• gulling
• hoodwinking
• chagrining
• snowing
• taking in
• cozening
• stringing along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfying
• assuring
• reassuring
• informing
• enlightening