BEWILDEREDNESS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

bewilderedness

noun

Definition of bewilderedness

as in confusion

a state of mental uncertainty he gave her a look of inexpressible bewilderedness

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Noun

Washington — The Federal Reserve has remained mum about interest rates as inflation concerns have heightened, leading to confusion about the state of the US economy.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
That has generated confusion about how rules ought to be applied and advantaged some schools and conferences over others.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of confusion

Noun

The majority of the West Coast and southern Alaska also see cooler Pacific air roll over the warmer land, creating a thick fog that can lower summer month temperatures.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 July 2026
Every change meant familiar faces leaving and old landmarks disappearing into the fog of the past.

— William Jones, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of fog

Noun

Luria, however, worried about that tangle of investments which bind the AI giants to their own customers; the love triangle of Google, Amazon and Anthropic; Microsoft and OpenAI, Nvidia and CoreWeave.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 July 2026
During this time, the brain starts to shrink, and the misfolded proteins that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s begin to build up — sticky amyloid beta plaques in the brain and tau tangles in neurons.

— Richard Sima, Washington Post, 21 July 2026

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