Synonyms of hard put

hard put

adjective

as in perplexed

faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do

she was hard put to explain her department's excessive expenditures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perplexed
• baffled
• put to it
• at a loss
• embarrassed
• bewildered
• confused
• nonplussed
• nonplused
• hard-pressed
• flustered
• confounded
• put out
• disconcerted
• fazed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undaunted
• composed
• unfazed
• untroubled