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variants:
also nonplusing
Synonyms & Antonyms of nonplussing
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in confusing, perplexing
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for nonplussing
- befuddling,
- bewildering,
- confounding,
- confusing,
- discomfiting,
- disconcerting,
- dismaying,
- flustering,
- muddling,
- perplexing,
- upsetting
- awesome,
- awful,
- breathtaking,
- fabulous,
- heart-stopping,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- miraculous,
- portentous,
- prodigious,
- staggering,
- stupendous,
- sublime,
- wonderful,
- wondrous
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for nonplussing
nonplussing
verb
variants:
also nonplusing
present participle of nonplus
Synonyms & Antonyms of nonplussing (Entry 2 of 2)
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
- I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me
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“Nonplussing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonplussing. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.
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