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Synonyms & Antonyms of puzzlement
1
a state of mental uncertainty
- her explanation did little to relieve his puzzlement
Synonyms for puzzlement
- bafflement,
- bamboozlement,
- befuddlement,
- bemusement,
- bewilderedness,
- bewilderment,
- confusedness,
- confusion,
- discombobulation,
- distraction,
- fog,
- head-scratching,
- maze
- [chiefly dialect],
- muddle,
- mystification,
- perplexity,
- tangle,
- whirl
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2
something hard to understand or explain
- the whole situation remains a puzzlement to everyone who was there
Synonyms for puzzlement
Words Related to puzzlement
- brainteaser,
- case,
- challenge,
- knot,
- matter,
- perplexity,
- poser,
- problem,
- stumper,
- trouble
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“Puzzlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzlement. Accessed 16 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of puzzlement was in 1731
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