Synonyms of bemuse

bemuse 1 of 3

verb (1)

1

as in to interest

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 & Similar Words

• interest
• intrigue
• fascinate
• immerse
• occupy
• enthral
• involve
• busy
• attract
• engross
• enthrall
• grip
• engage
• distract
• enchant
• absorb
• preoccupy
• enwrap
• captivate
• catch up
• bewitch
• mesmerize
• beguile
• obsess
• charm
• catch one's eye
• hypnotize
• allure
• monopolize
• hog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bore
• weary
• pall
• tire
• jade

2

as in to bewilder

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assure
• satisfy
• inform
• reassure
• enlighten

bemused

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adjective

as in bewildered

suffering from mental confusion

new federal regulations that the easily bemused should make no attempt to read and understand

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conscious
• alert
• clearheaded

bemused

3 of 3

verb (2)

past tense of bemuse

1

as in intrigued

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 & Similar Words

• intrigued
• interested
• fascinated
• occupied
• immersed
• involved
• attracted
• gripped
• engrossed
• busied
• enthralled
• engaged
• enchanted
• distracted
• preoccupied
• absorbed
• enwrapped
• charmed
• obsessed
• captivated
• mesmerized
• caught up
• caught one's eye
• bewitched
• hypnotized
• beguiled
• allured
• hogged
• monopolized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bored
• tired
• wearied
• jaded
• palled

2

as in puzzled

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfied
• assured
• informed
• reassured
• enlightened

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