Synonyms of perplexes

perplexes

verb

present tense third-person singular of perplex

1

as in complicates

to make complex or difficult

let's not perplex the issue further with irrelevant concerns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complicates
• embarrasses
• confuses
• intensifies
• complexes
• entangles
• elaborates
• expands
• complexifies
• sophisticates
• confounds
• develops
• muddles
• magnifies
• snarls
• mixes (up)
• tangles
• messes (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• simplifies
• streamlines
• shortens
• facilitates
• eases
• cuts
• abbreviates
• unravels
• oversimplifies
• straightens (out)
• untangles
• disentangles

2

as in bewilders

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

the question perplexed me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bewilders
• confuses
• baffles
• puzzles
• befuddles
• mystifies
• vexes
• embarrasses
• confounds
• bothers
• bemuses
• flummoxes
• disturbs
• disorients
• stuns
• discombobulates
• poses
• flusters
• muddles
• rattles
• muddies
• upsets
• unsettles
• bamboozles
• fuddles
• addles
• mazes
• gets
• befogs
• beats
• foxes
• gravels
• buffaloes
• disconcerts
• distresses
• dismays
• agitates
• discomfits
• perturbs
• blows one's mind
• mortifies
• sticks
• fazes
• disquiets
• deceives
• goes to one's head
• stumps
• misleads
• nonplusses
• unhinges
• beguiles
• nonpluses
• deludes
• fools
• discountenances
• weirds out
• misguides
• abashes
• tricks
• chagrins
• discomforts
• hoodwinks
• discomposes
• strings along
• snows
• dupes
• cozens
• gulls
• humbugs
• hoaxes
• takes in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assures
• satisfies
• informs
• reassures
• enlightens