as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
the bewildered child wandered aimlessly around the playground
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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
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Numerous cryptocurrency novices become bewildered by intricate decals and fluctuating percentages.
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Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
No matter what the reasons, Belichick, his former Patriots players and NFL fans, are bewildered by the snub.
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Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Everyone was so relieved to see how bewildered everyone else was that the feeling in this place was almost festive.
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James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Numerous cryptocurrency novices become bewildered by intricate decals and fluctuating percentages.
—
Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
Oswalt confesses being bewildered by Bamford at first.
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Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewildered
Adjective
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Humans of all ages, in fact, stare dazed into glowing screens.
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Rapkin, truth be told, looked a little dazed.
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County officials said they are puzzled by the cost increase in the face of falling ridership for Access Lynx, which provides door-to-door transportation for disabled and low-income riders countywide.
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But after feeding the information into a computer model, the team was puzzled.
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But then, the writer himself might get confused about which is which.
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For example, a lot of fans were a bit confused on Friday after watching Miguel Almiron be sent off in the first half of Paraguay’s win against Turkey.
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His mother, Ahmani Hicks, describes him as a kid who loved sports, and she's baffled as to why her son was targeted.
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Known as the Galactic Center Excess, a spherical gamma-ray glow extending out for thousands of light-years from the core of our galaxy, this high-energy light has baffled researchers for over a decade.
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Europeans, in particular, have been flooding social media with stunned reactions to the salad dressing.
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After the worst outing of his nine-year major-league career, Freddy Peralta walked off the mound at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night with a stunned look on his face.
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Aryna Sabalenka being asked to dance after defeating Naomi Osaka in the French Open has one former American tennis star perplexed.
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Democrats have been particularly perplexed given the state's top-two primary system, which places all candidates on a single ballot regardless of party.
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The proper fit will ensure that your pet remains comfortable and doesn’t become distracted by efforts to remove the collar.
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The stadium, packed to the brim with more than 82,000 fans, reverberated with stunned murmurs as Morocco’s Ismael Saibari snuck behind a distracted Brazil defense and chipped home a beautiful goal over goalkeeper Alisson Becker’s head to open the scoring in the 22nd minute.
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Then came illness on a boiling-hot day, which left him dizzy and depleted of energy.
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During the day's exploring, employ the buddy system and look out for signs of heat illness like feeling dizzy, experiencing nausea or muscle cramps and sweating with cool and clammy skin.
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“Bewildered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewildered. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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