Synonyms of befuddle

befuddle

verb

as in to bewilder

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assure
• satisfy
• inform
• reassure
• enlighten

• assure
• satisfy
• inform
• reassure
• enlighten