Synonyms of bemusing

bemusing

verb

present participle of bemuse

1

as in interesting

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

• interesting
• intriguing
• fascinating
• immersing
• occupying
• involving
• gripping
• engrossing
• busying
• attracting
• engaging
• enthralling
• enchanting
• absorbing
• distracting
• charming
• preoccupying
• captivating
• enwrapping
• alluring
• mesmerizing
• bewitching
• obsessing
• beguiling
• catching one's eye
• catching up
• hypnotizing
• monopolizing
• hogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• boring
• tiring
• wearying
• jading
• palling

2

as in baffling

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfying
• assuring
• reassuring
• informing
• enlightening