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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of gone to one's head

  • as in puzzled
  • as in puzzled
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gone to one's head

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past participle of go to one's head
as in puzzled
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty The drink the host made for him really went to his head.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • satisfied
  • assured
  • informed
  • reassured
  • enlightened

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“Gone to one's head.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20to%20one%27s%20head. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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