Synonyms of mystify

mystify

verb

ˈmi-stə-ˌfī 

as in to perplex

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

we were mystified by the sudden changes in the tax code

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perplex
• confuse
• bewilder
• baffle
• puzzle
• befuddle
• bemuse
• embarrass
• confound
• flummox
• disorient
• discombobulate
• vex
• bother
• bamboozle
• stun
• pose
• disturb
• muddle
• fluster
• fuddle
• addle
• maze
• rattle
• befog
• upset
• muddy
• buffalo
• fox
• unsettle
• get
• gravel
• beat
• disconcert
• deceive
• blow one's mind
• discomfit
• mortify
• stick
• agitate
• nonplus
• faze
• mislead
• stump
• distress
• perturb
• delude
• go to one's head
• beguile
• unhinge
• abash
• discomfort
• discountenance
• discompose
• disquiet
• misguide
• trick
• dismay
• fool
• hoodwink
• chagrin
• weird out
• dupe
• cozen
• humbug
• hoax
• snow
• take in
• gull
• string along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assure
• satisfy
• inform
• reassure
• enlighten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mystify

After getting up 28 shots against Australia and 32 against Paraguay, Turkey’s coach was mystified by the results. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 June 2026

So far, this election has been light on the specifics, but the state faces real problems — from a failing healthcare system to gas prices that literally mystify even lawmakers. — Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026

Related Stories The murders had mystified police and haunted the victims’ families for more than three decades. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 23 May 2026

Investigators and lawmakers on the panel were mystified as to why Eastland hadn’t ordered a large-scale evacuation over the PA system or gone cabin-to-cabin to ask girls to evacuate by foot. — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026