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
Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
Instead of leaning in, the older pup appears utterly bewildered, pulling away as if unsure what to make of the excitable newcomer.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
And Freeman felt that, bewildered by the defense after Purdue and incensed by the kicking game against Boston College.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Pat serves as a chronically bewildered Clyde to Perfidia’s unshakable Bonnie, but his technical mastery, used in service of their political aims, appears to excite her.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2025
Instead of leaning in, the older pup appears utterly bewildered, pulling away as if unsure what to make of the excitable newcomer.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Verb
In April, the president was among those bewildered by his fall.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
And Freeman felt that, bewildered by the defense after Purdue and incensed by the kicking game against Boston College.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewildered
Adjective
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The scramble to get the show launched has left Tierney and Brady a bit dazed.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 Dec. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Golden Globes has officially added a podcast category, and even though no one quite knows what to make of it, folks seem dazed enough to roll with it nevertheless.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Although puzzled, Aisha answered honestly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Like his wife, Moore was puzzled when their friend didn’t show up to eat dinner.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Goedert scored his second touchdown on a fourth-and-2 leaving a confused Malik Mustapha behind him in the left flat.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Yet many of its citizens feel both whiplashed and confused.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At a vigil for the two on Sunday night, friends and family were baffled by the killing, the Allentown Morning Call reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Scientists are also baffled by how the planet could have formed at all.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Farley, who looks stunned, examines it.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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The woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis was a loving mother, a poet and a partner whose family – along with neighbors across her stunned city and strangers far beyond – is shocked by the circumstances surrounding her death.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Anyone who abandoned this art would be at risk of experiencing even their own culture as a stranger would, perplexed by the symbols and signs swirling about them.—
Jason Blakely,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The play certainly perplexed NFL fans.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In Arizona, our driving laws are influenced by factors like busy freeways in metro Phoenix, monsoon season flooding, outdated transportation modes and distracted driving laws.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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That the impossible standards we're sold are designed to keep us small, distracted, and spending money on the next fix.—
Sarah Oreck,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Living authors of books investigating the day of rest, a small but select sodality, are probably feeling dizzy right now.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
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Signs of dehydration, including dry mouth and throat, infrequent urination and feeling dizzy when standing up.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Bewildered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewildered. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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