Synonyms of nonplussed

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adjective

ˌnän-ˈpləst 

variants also nonplused

as in perplexed

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

the self-possessed actress seemed uncharacteristically nonplussed after the director's harsh appraisal of her performance

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undaunted
• unfazed
• composed
• untroubled

nonplussed

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verb

variants also nonplused

past tense of nonplus

as in embarrassed

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress

I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embarrassed
• confused
• flustered
• disconcerted
• mortified
• rattled
• bothered
• disturbed
• upset
• confounded
• abashed
• unsettled
• fazed
• discomfited
• perturbed
• dismayed
• humiliated
• distressed
• chagrined
• disquieted
• discountenanced
• agitated
• unhinged
• discomforted
• humbled
• shamed
• discomposed
• put off
• demeaned
• degraded
• debased
• put out
• queered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relieved
• comforted
• calmed
• consoled
• soothed
• encouraged
• cheered
• assured
• reassured
• emboldened
• heartened
• buoyed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nonplussed

Adjective

As the girls leave, Romans turns his attention to his favorite visitor, grandson Henry, who is clearly accustomed to and entirely nonplussed by the animals surrounding him. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

Mind you, the spectators in the background seemed equally nonplussed. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

Verb

Nick Lapis, director of advocacy for Californians Against Waste, a nonprofit that helped push for the law, is nonplussed by industry protests. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 June 2026

But killing the compact SUVs, especially the Escape, has left some industry analysts and car dealers nonplussed because the Escape has long been a top seller and there is no other vehicle in Ford's lineup to exactly replace it to keep Escape customers in the Ford family. — Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026