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bemuse

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bemuse

1 to hold the attention of

a public that seemed more bemused by the shenanigans of celebrities than by a war being waged half a world away

Synonyms of bemuse

absorb, busy, catch up, engage, engross, enthrall (or enthral), enwrap, fascinate, grip, immerse, interest, intrigue, involve, occupy

Words Related to bemuse

allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, obsess

hypnotize, mesmerize

distract, preoccupy

hog, monopolize

Phrases Synonymous with bemuse

catch one's eye

Near Antonyms of bemuse

bore, jade, pall, tire, weary

2 to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress

Synonyms of bemuse

addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex

Words Related to bemuse

stick, stump, weird out

abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle

agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset

beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick

Phrases Synonymous with bemuse

blow one's mind, go to one's head

Near Antonyms of bemuse

assure, reassure, satisfy

enlighten, inform

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