as in bewildered
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as in embarrassed
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
the collapse of part of the scenery didn't faze the actors one bit, and they just carried on
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Recent Examples of fazed
Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
But the woman, known to many as the iconic girl-next-door Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years, isn't fazed by her full and bustling life.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Nov. 2025
But Harris said she is not fazed by the polls.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Thankfully, Guthrie explained that Kardashian wasn’t fazed by the ask.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Meyer's children, meanwhile, aren't fazed by his stardom.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
So far, investors don’t seem fazed by the shutdown.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
He doesn't get fazed by the noise that comes with playing in Toronto.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Much like the first time — and all his starts before it — Cameron wasn’t fazed by his surroundings.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
Amazon's shoppers don't appear to be fazed by the pricing.
—Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
But the woman, known to many as the iconic girl-next-door Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years, isn't fazed by her full and bustling life.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Nov. 2025
But Harris said she is not fazed by the polls.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Thankfully, Guthrie explained that Kardashian wasn’t fazed by the ask.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Meyer's children, meanwhile, aren't fazed by his stardom.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
So far, investors don’t seem fazed by the shutdown.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
He doesn't get fazed by the noise that comes with playing in Toronto.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Much like the first time — and all his starts before it — Cameron wasn’t fazed by his surroundings.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fazed
Adjective
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Sholder appeared in the documentary and seemed more bewildered about all of this than anything else.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
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The canine, clearly confused, stared up, visibly bewildered and waiting patiently for the affection to finally land.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Those willing to put in the time (and those who aren't easily wigged out) may find to their confused delight that Tippett is the maddest creative god of them all.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Oscar-winning filmmaker makes the viewer as torn and confused and at wit’s end as the people trying to avoid doomsday.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Seattle sacked Lawrence a career-high seven times and flustered him all game.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Cardinals’ defense flustered Miami in a signature 24-21 win.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As Markovic corrected himself, taking back the goal, the cameras cut to the Panthers' head coach Paul Maurice, who was visibly perplexed at the scenario as Devils fans cheered in the background.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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One strange phenomenon that has perplexed mathematicians for decades is that, even when friction is minimal, that steady train of gently rolling waves still eventually falls apart and becomes irregular.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump’s tariff strong-arming has rattled relationships with America’s friends and foes.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Beijing responded not only with its own port fees but the sweeping expansion of export controls on rare earths – a move that rattled Washington.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The rapper pleaded not guilty after he was accused of charging at Los Angeles police officers while roaming the streets of Studio City in his underwear and a pair of cowboy boots in a disconcerted state.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Trier noticed that some directors said hello to him, whereas others couldn’t be bothered.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Still, the simplicity wasn’t what bothered him.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Fazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fazed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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