Synonyms of disorienting

disorienting 1 of 2

adjective

as in confusing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confusing
• perplexing
• confounding
• baffling
• puzzling
• mystifying
• bewildering
• ambiguous
• unknowable
• incomprehensible
• unintelligible
• unanswerable
• cryptic
• unfathomable
• mysterious
• mystical
• complex
• impenetrable
• inscrutable
• complicated
• uncanny
• enigmatic
• mystic
• academic
• enigmatical
• darkling
• pedantic
• profound
• orphic
• erudite
• hard
• scholarly
• abstruse
• esoteric
• learned
• academical
• recondite
• arcane
• hermetic
• deep
• hermetical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• superficial
• shallow
• easy
• simple
• understandable
• straightforward
• intelligible
• comprehensible
• apparent
• obvious
• distinct
• clear
• evident
• manifest
• facile
• lucid
• plain
• transparent
• fathomable
• clear-cut
• perspicuous

disorienting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of disorient

as in bewildering

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

troops disoriented by the sudden change in battle plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfying
• assuring
• reassuring
• informing
• enlightening