Synonyms of bemusement

bemusement

noun

as in confusion

a state of mental uncertainty

an expression of utter bemusement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confusion
• fog
• bewilderment
• bafflement
• perplexity
• puzzlement
• tangle
• befuddlement
• mystification
• discomfort
• dismay
• discombobulation
• embarrassment
• head-scratching
• bamboozlement
• distress
• maze
• confusedness
• distraction
• bewilderedness
• discomfiture
• chagrin
• mortification
• whirl
• muddle
• agitation
• upset
• commotion
• perturbation
• disquiet
• abashment
• turmoil
• disturbance
• flurry
• disconcertment
• fluster
• fuss
• dither
• bother
• stew

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confidence
• conviction
• certainty
• assurance
• certitude
• sureness
• positiveness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bemusement

Skipping inside, Nora joins a cadre of shambling interns whom the editorial staff regard with a mixture of bemusement and disdain. — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Erika looks on with the malevolent bemusement of a college cheerleader coming back to homecoming to judge her old high school squad. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Just across the street from the Golf Course Terrace home, a few Bermuda grass lawns had actual weeds sprouting up — a source of bemusement for the homeowner. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

But there was a kind of bemusement with our fascination with the Wild West and our fixation on cowboys, and a sense that America has gone off the rails. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

While not a good show by any stretch of the imagination — and there are many stretches to be made here — the Netflix series does manage to conjure so-bad-its-good bemusement. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 June 2026

The Professional can certainly be understood as a nonlinear narrative of an artist on the peripheries of music, navigating a world far from home with equal parts amusement and bemusement. — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 9 June 2026

To friends and strangers alike, our unusual authorly posture—two spouses, both with academic backgrounds but neither presently working in academia, teaming up to write a trade book on a literary subject—is a source of bemusement. — Literary Hub, 2 June 2026

Originally greeted with bemusement, Pratt is now upending the race with early voting underway ahead of the June 2 election. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 13 May 2026