Synonyms of confounding

confounding 1 of 2

adjective

as in perplexing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perplexing
• baffling
• confusing
• puzzling
• muddled
• frustrating
• bewildering
• disordered
• disorganized
• disorderly
• disconcerting
• unorganized
• disjointed
• confused
• inconsistent
• incoherent
• irrational
• illogical
• unconnected
• unusual
• disconnected
• eccentric
• bizarre
• unreasonable
• strange
• absurd
• choppy
• fallacious
• curious
• ridiculous
• foolish
• outlandish
• meaningless
• invalid
• weird
• peculiar
• odd
• nonsensical
• unsound
• inexplicable
• outré
• unconvincing
• preposterous
• asinine
• silly
• nutty
• screwy
• unaccountable
• unexplainable
• senseless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• systematic
• coherent
• connected
• reasonable
• logical
• sound
• orderly
• rational
• valid
• solid
• compelling
• sensible
• organized
• convincing
• plausible
• persuasive
• satisfying
• ordered
• clear
• systematized
• unmistakable
• unequivocal
• unambiguous
• transparent
• cogent
• lucid
• clear-cut
• perspicuous

confounding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of confound

1

as in baffling

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baffling
• puzzling
• bewildering
• perplexing
• confusing
• befuddling
• mystifying
• vexing
• embarrassing
• disorienting
• disturbing
• bemusing
• flummoxing
• discombobulating
• muddling
• stunning
• bamboozling
• posing
• flustering
• upsetting
• bothering
• rattling
• muddying
• fuddling
• addling
• unsettling
• graveling
• mazing
• gravelling
• befogging
• getting
• beating
• disconcerting
• distressing
• buffaloing
• foxing
• discomfiting
• stumping
• blowing one's mind
• perturbing
• mortifying
• disquieting
• discomforting
• dismaying
• sticking
• going to one's head
• misleading
• agitating
• nonplussing
• discountenancing
• abashing
• unhinging
• beguiling
• deceiving
• fazing
• deluding
• misguiding
• discomposing
• fooling
• nonplusing
• tricking
• weirding out
• gulling
• hoaxing
• duping
• hoodwinking
• humbugging
• snowing
• cozening
• chagrining
• taking in
• stringing along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfying
• assuring
• reassuring
• informing
• enlightening

2

as in embarrassing

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

his renewed popularity has confounded the critics who said his singing career was dead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embarrassing
• confusing
• flustering
• disconcerting
• disturbing
• rattling
• mortifying
• bothering
• discomfiting
• unsettling
• upsetting
• distressing
• discountenancing
• perturbing
• disquieting
• nonplusing
• discomforting
• humiliating
• nonplussing
• abashing
• dismaying
• fazing
• unhinging
• agitating
• humbling
• shaming
• degrading
• demeaning
• debasing
• putting off
• discomposing
• chagrining
• queering
• putting out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comforting
• relieving
• soothing
• consoling
• calming
• encouraging
• cheering
• reassuring
• assuring
• emboldening
• buoying
• heartening

3

as in confusing

to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related

I think you've confounded astrology with astronomy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confusing
• conflating
• mistaking
• mixing (up)
• lumping (together)
• misapplying
• misidentifying
• misnaming
• miscalling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• distinguishing
• discriminating
• differentiating
• differencing

4

as in refuting

to prove to be false

new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuting
• challenging
• overturning
• discrediting
• disproving
• falsifying
• rebutting
• debunking
• discussing
• confuting
• belying
• disconfirming
• questioning
• shooting down
• doubting
• contesting
• overthrowing
• giving the lie to
• debating
• querying
• mistrusting
• talking over
• hashing (over)
• mooting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proving
• establishing
• confirming
• validating
• verifying
• showing
• supporting
• recording
• documenting
• evidencing
• witnessing
• identifying
• corroborating
• evincing
• backing (up)
• illustrating
• displaying
• demonstrating
• attesting
• manifesting
• buttressing
• substantiating
• certifying
• adducing
• authenticating