Synonyms of muddling

muddling 1 of 2

adjective

as in confusing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confusing
• confounding
• perplexing
• disconcerting
• upsetting
• befuddling
• dismaying
• bewildering
• flustering
• extraordinary
• incomprehensible
• discomfiting
• incredible
• spectacular
• inconceivable
• marvellous
• staggering
• nonplusing
• phenomenal
• nonplussing
• unbelievable
• unimaginable
• unlikely
• unthinkable
• wondrous
• stupendous
• sensational
• wonderful
• breathtaking
• sublime
• unusual
• prodigious
• unexpected
• miraculous
• rare
• portentous
• marvelous
• awesome
• awful
• unforeseen
• noticeable
• uncommon
• unwonted
• jolting
• unanticipated
• startling
• stupefying
• outstanding
• conspicuous
• unique
• surprising
• impressive
• notable
• heart-stopping
• remarkable
• singular
• fabulous
• striking
• jarring
• dumfounding
• astonishing
• amazing
• astounding
• unannounced
• flabbergasting
• dumbfounding
• blindsiding
• jaw-dropping
• stunning
• shocking
• eye-opening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• usual
• common
• normal
• ordinary
• typical
• unsurprising
• mundane
• customary
• unremarkable
• unexceptional

muddling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of muddle

1

as in baffling

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

a car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baffling
• confusing
• bewildering
• puzzling
• perplexing
• muddying
• befuddling
• fuddling
• rattling
• embarrassing
• mystifying
• confounding
• bothering
• posing
• disorienting
• bamboozling
• vexing
• flustering
• discombobulating
• flummoxing
• disturbing
• stunning
• bemusing
• getting
• addling
• gravelling
• graveling
• upsetting
• befogging
• beating
• foxing
• mazing
• unsettling
• sticking
• buffaloing
• blowing one's mind
• distressing
• stumping
• disconcerting
• agitating
• going to one's head
• mortifying
• discomfiting
• nonplussing
• disquieting
• perturbing
• misleading
• abashing
• discountenancing
• fazing
• discomforting
• unhinging
• deceiving
• tricking
• dismaying
• misguiding
• fooling
• deluding
• discomposing
• duping
• weirding out
• humbugging
• hoodwinking
• beguiling
• gulling
• nonplusing
• hoaxing
• cozening
• chagrining
• taking in
• stringing along
• snowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfying
• assuring
• informing
• reassuring
• enlightening

2

as in disrupting

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

some mischievous brat had muddled the household accounts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupting
• confusing
• shuffling
• disturbing
• jumbling
• scrambling
• disorganizing
• upsetting
• disarranging
• disordering
• deranging
• mussing
• tumbling
• dislocating
• hashing
• tousling
• mixing (up)
• dishevelling
• snarling
• disjointing
• disarraying
• tangling
• disheveling
• rumpling
• discomposing
• messing (up)
• cluttering
• embroiling
• unsettling
• perturbing
• entangling
• stirring (up)
• agitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• organizing
• ranging
• regulating
• arranging
• ordering
• disposing
• tidying
• aligning
• marshalling
• straightening (up)
• marshaling
• classifying
• lining
• arraying
• adjusting
• drawing up
• queueing
• systematizing
• queuing
• codifying
• alining
• fixing
• lining up
• grooming
• making up
• systemizing
• methodizing
• sprucing (up)
• unscrambling