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
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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
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
Karl-Anthony Towns, who was on the podium with him, took off his glasses and looked at his teammate with a bewildered expression.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Everyone was so relieved to see how bewildered everyone else was that the feeling in this place was almost festive.
—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 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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Pochettino seemed puzzled by the downcast tone of his post-match press conference.
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Astronomers are puzzled that such a glaring inconsistency could have gone unnoticed in existing data, such as the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), which provides our earliest snapshot of the universe.
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Keke Palmer was confused about why she wasn't asked to emcee the event.
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The competing corridors have left them confused, forcing them to navigate not only the treacherous waters – facing threats from sea mines, aerial drones, and Revolutionary Guard patrol boats – but also the complex political currents across the strait.
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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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And Wednesday’s doubleheader — thanks to a Monday rainout that perplexed Counsell — certainly didn’t help the pitching staff.
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None of this is meant to demean Byram, who’ll likely now face extra scrutiny from a fanbase that’s surely perplexed by this move, especially once the Blackhawks extend his contract, possibly to the $10 million range.
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Some big rubber balls had been tossed in to keep them distracted.
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The problem, Larson said, is that Congress was highly distracted at the time with passing the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
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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 2 Jul. 2026.
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