BEWILDERED Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

bi-ˈwil-dərd

Definition of bewildered next

as in dazed

suffering from mental confusion the bewildered child wandered aimlessly around the playground

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verb

past tense of bewilder

as in puzzled

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers

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Recent Examples of bewildered

Adjective

Connie is bewildered but happy about this. —

Alice Burton, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 This sometimes left audience members bewildered about what had actually happened. —

ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026

Verb

No matter what the reasons, Belichick, his former Patriots players and NFL fans, are bewildered by the snub. —

Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 But unlike his Sophoclean namesake, Orestes is bewildered by this escalation and refuses. —

Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bewildered

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewildered

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Emotions boiled over earlier in the period after Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven crushed Hurricanes counterpart Alexander Nikishin with a huge hit that left the Russian dazed and needing help off the ice.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
In his emotional breakdowns, Elliott buckles under his testy relationship with his mother Lynn and then wanders through gatherings and parties with a perpetually dazed expression.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026