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flummox

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Synonyms & Antonyms of flummox

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

an actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script

Synonyms for flummox

addle,
baffle,
bamboozle,
beat,
befog,
befuddle,
bemuse,
bewilder,
buffalo,
confound,
confuse,
discombobulate,
disorient,
fox,
fuddle,
get,
gravel,
maze,
muddle,
muddy,
mystify,
perplex,
pose,
puzzle,
vex

Words Related to flummox

stick,
stump,
weird out

abash,
discomfit,
disconcert,
discountenance,
embarrass,
faze,
fluster,
mortify,
nonplus,
rattle

agitate,
bother,
chagrin,
discomfort,
discompose,
dismay,
disquiet,
distress,
disturb,
perturb,
stun,
unhinge,
unsettle,
upset

beguile,
cozen,
deceive,
delude,
dupe,
fool,
gull,
hoax,
hoodwink,
humbug,
misguide,
mislead,
snow,
string along,
take in,
trick

Phrases Synonymous with flummox

blow one's mind,
go to one's head

Near Antonyms for flummox

assure,
reassure,
satisfy

enlighten,
inform

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“Flummox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flummox. Accessed 17 Jan. 2022.

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