Synonyms of mystifying

mystifying 1 of 2

adjective

as in perplexing

Related Words

• perplexing
• baffling
• puzzling
• confounding
• bizarre
• strange
• bewildering
• shocking
• eerie
• remarkable
• unusual
• grotesque
• outlandish
• outrageous
• curious
• quirky
• funny
• quaint
• weird
• peculiar
• idiosyncratic
• out-of-the-way
• wacky
• kinky
• uncommon
• unique
• outré
• freakish
• atypical
• rare
• unnatural
• aberrant
• way-out
• marvelous
• queer
• prodigious
• screwy
• singular
• flaky
• far-out
• unwonted
• miraculous
• magical
• transcendent
• freak
• phenomenal
• unearthly
• wild
• transcendental
• uncanny
• supernatural
• superhuman
• queerish
• fantastic
• preternatural
• striking
• supernormal
• unorthodox
• unconventional
• salient
• conspicuous
• outstanding
• notable
• noticeable
• prominent
• uncustomary

Dissimilar Words

• ordinary
• typical
• usual
• prosaic
• average
• routine
• commonplace
• everyday
• garden
• familiar
• predictable
• unremarkable
• unexceptional
• workaday
• common
• expected
• run-of-the-mill
• frequent
• customary
• regular
• habitual
• wonted

mystifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of mystify

as in baffling

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

we were mystified by the sudden changes in the tax code

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfying
• assuring
• reassuring
• informing
• enlightening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mystifying

Adjective

Seehorn received a nomination for lead actress in a drama series for her portrayal of cynical Carol Sturka, a fantasy romance author who finds herself in a mystifying situation after a virus seems to have wiped out most of Earth’s population. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

The Mets’ continual snub of Hall of Famer Carter, a pivotal player in the team’s history as the first building block of the 1986 championship club, is both mystifying and downright embarrassing. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026

The outlandish and mystifying story received nearly wall-to-wall coverage, but the plane was never found. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) January 31, 2026 Then Peterson played just three minutes in the second half before heading to the bench, limited by the return of nagging injuries that have sidelined him for a good portion of his mystifying rookie season. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026

Perimeter shooters went cold, finishing at the rim turned into a mystifying struggle, and the offense wasn’t able to capitalize after creating advantages behind the play by switch-hunting Doncic. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026

Verb

Most mystifying - at least to Washington - is the constant unravelling of Iran-US deals. — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

But then the 2024 trade deadline was quiet, and the ensuing offseason was mystifying. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026

The longevity industry profits from mystifying the obvious, but Emanuel largely dispenses with pretense. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

The film tells the story of her Hungarian family’s relocation to Vancouver Island during one summer in the 1990s, as her parents grapple with the worsening and mystifying behavior of her older half-brother Jeremy (Edik Beddoes). — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026

Franz Wagner, who missed 48 games this year with that mystifying ankle injury, finally started looking like his old self with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026

But the mystifying circumstances of his 1973 death — involving an overdose at the Joshua Tree Inn and the subsequent theft of his body — have often overshadowed his remarkable musical legacy. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026

There are few people in the world who know the mystifying experience of being a child star as well as Brandy. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026

And then there’s the mystifying whiff of slop. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026