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adjective

Definition of bewilderingnext
as in perplexing

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verb

present participle of bewilder
as in baffling
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 bewildering
Adjective
Proving academic achievement through Microcredentials presents significant challenges for graduates, who have to access a bewildering range of online platforms to share their accomplishments, in addition to the familiar ritual of requesting an academic transcript from a university registrar. — Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 In no uncertain terms, the absence of those issues is bewildering, erodes the entire report’s credibility, and demands an explanation. — Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Verb
McNutt housed some 700 kids — about one-third of the population of French Lick — and Bird found the campus outside the dormitory walls bewildering. — Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026 Even a principled, well-meaning actor like Claude could face bewildering ethical conflicts. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bewildering
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewildering
  1. perplexing
  2. baffling
  3. confusing
  4. puzzling
  5. confounding
  6. muddled
  7. frustrating
  8. disorganized
Adjective
  • For some, evoking death and sacrifice was perplexing and distasteful; a step too far.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 17 July 2026
  • His off-court activity in the final days before he was shipped to Milwaukee included a classy and thoughtful farewell message on Monday but also included perplexing behavior that triggered a social media backlash days earlier.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of perplexing
Verb
  • While Loathe’s baffling compositional choices may jump out first, the album’s most glaring flaw is its production.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
  • The Illinois numbers, especially this year’s, are baffling experts.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of baffling
Adjective
  • While differences in election laws can get confusing, election security experts say this structure is a strength.
    — Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • The new protocols for the best international film category, née best foreign language film, are the latest rejiggering in what has historically been one of the more contentious and confusing Oscar categories.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Definition of confusing
Verb
  • Plus, the powerful cosmic titans get really puzzling when astronomers using the JWST spot them before the universe was even 1 billion years old.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026
  • The uncertainty over Man on Fire is somewhat puzzling given its performance.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Definition of puzzling
Adjective
  • Grief is one of the most confounding aspects of the human experience.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
  • In 2021, one year into D’Amaro’s tenure and following COVID shutdowns, Disney did away with FastPass and introduced a confounding and very costly series of pay-to-skip passes, which require timing advanced booking of limited slots in these formerly free-to-enter shorter lines.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of confounding
Adjective
  • Dig deeper, though, and the picture becomes muddled—because how much of that really matters?
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • Running on a seamless Fire TV operating platform, its Total HDR Solution natively balances complex Dolby Vision, HDR10+ Adaptive, and HLG video feeds to remove muddled shadows (big win).
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
Definition of muddled
Adjective
  • Conversely, there are moments throughout Pompeii where the trail goes cold due to insufficient documentation from 2,000 years ago, frustrating Hiddleston in the process.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • The recent weakness has been frustrating given the company's strong fundamentals.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of frustrating
Adjective
  • After their initial win, the Taeguk Warriors became increasingly disorganized and failed to deliver in their subsequent games against Mexico and South Africa.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 16 July 2026
  • Excessive Trinkets Having too many trinkets on your shelves can read as chaotic and disorganized.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026
Definition of disorganized

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