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puzzlement

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Synonyms and Antonyms of puzzlement

1 a state of mental uncertainty

her explanation did little to relieve his puzzlement

Synonyms of puzzlement

bafflement, bamboozlement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, confusedness, confusion, discombobulation, distraction, fog, head-scratching, maze [chiefly dialect], muddle, mystification, perplexity, tangle, whirl

Words Related to puzzlement

abashment, discomfiture, disconcertment, embarrassment, mortification

agitation, chagrin, discomfort, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, perturbation, upset

bother, commotion, dither, flurry, fluster, fuss, stew, turmoil

Near Antonyms of puzzlement

assurance, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, positiveness, sureness

2 something hard to understand or explain

the whole situation remains a puzzlement to everyone who was there

Synonyms of puzzlement

closed book, conundrum, enigma, head-scratcher, mystery, mystification, puzzle, riddle, secret, why

Words Related to puzzlement

brainteaser, case, challenge, knot, matter, perplexity, poser, problem, stumper, trouble

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