Synonyms of flummoxed

flummoxed

verb

past tense of flummox

as in baffled

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baffled
• puzzled
• perplexed
• confused
• bewildered
• befuddled
• mystified
• embarrassed
• stunned
• bemused
• vexed
• confounded
• flustered
• discombobulated
• bamboozled
• disoriented
• rattled
• bothered
• posed
• disturbed
• muddled
• fuddled
• upset
• addled
• foxed
• mazed
• buffaloed
• muddied
• befogged
• got
• stumped
• graveled
• unsettled
• beat
• nonplussed
• disconcerted
• stuck
• blew one's mind
• mortified
• discomfited
• dismayed
• abashed
• fazed
• went to one's head
• agitated
• perturbed
• chagrined
• distressed
• disquieted
• weirded out
• discomforted
• deceived
• misled
• unhinged
• discountenanced
• fooled
• discomposed
• deluded
• duped
• tricked
• beguiled
• misguided
• hoodwinked
• humbugged
• strung along
• snowed
• gulled
• cozened
• hoaxed
• took in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assured
• satisfied
• informed
• reassured
• enlightened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flummoxed

Drivers honked, pedestrians took photographs, and a flock of Waymos stopped and started repeatedly, their algorithms seemingly flummoxed. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

Cromar told me that even people in his field—which is to say, the most sophisticated consumers of this sort of information—may be flummoxed by the range of AQI reports. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

As a junior, Smith, then a budding creator with roughly 13,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram, was flummoxed by a sudden flood of outreaches from brands. — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Harry Kane sparked the counter with a long pass that left the Argentina defense flummoxed for the first time all game. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

The Celtics were flummoxed by Robinson during the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals. — Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Christian Petersen / Getty Images San Antonio’s defense once again flummoxed the Thunder. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 May 2026

Defensive struggles against the Joel Embiid/Tyrese Maxey pick-and-roll, which has flummoxed Boston’s bigs since Embiid’s mid-series return. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026

The Volo Museum’s owners and staff are flummoxed by the latest incident in a place already known for paranormal occurrences and other strange happenings. — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026