Synonyms of puzzling

puzzling 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in inexplicable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inexplicable
• mysterious
• incomprehensible
• unclear
• vague
• hieroglyphic
• indecipherable
• hieroglyphical
• obscure
• indistinct
• obfuscatory
• indiscernible
• nebulous
• shadowy
• undefined
• faint
• undetermined
• foggy
• blurry
• opaque
• fuzzy
• hazy
• indistinguishable
• indefinite
• misty
• pale
• murky
• dim
• gloomy
• bleary
• blear
• dusky
• invisible
• dark
• intangible
• gauzy
• inappreciable
• impalpable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obvious
• evident
• distinct
• certain
• plain
• bright
• sure
• strong
• clear
• definite
• firm
• pellucid

2

as in perplexing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perplexing
• baffling
• confounding
• bizarre
• mystifying
• strange
• remarkable
• shocking
• unusual
• curious
• bewildering
• eerie
• outrageous
• funny
• quirky
• grotesque
• weird
• peculiar
• outlandish
• marvellous
• uncommon
• idiosyncratic
• quaint
• out-of-the-way
• wacky
• atypical
• unique
• kinky
• fantastical
• rare
• whacky
• unnatural
• marvelous
• outré
• freakish
• prodigious
• eery
• screwy
• flaky
• aberrant
• unwonted
• singular
• way-out
• miraculous
• far-out
• phenomenal
• fantastic
• freak
• uncanny
• magical
• wild
• queer
• queerish
• transcendental
• supernatural
• transcendent
• superhuman
• striking
• unearthly
• notable
• unorthodox
• noticeable
• supernormal
• unconventional
• prominent
• outstanding
• conspicuous
• salient
• preternatural
• uncustomary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• typical
• ordinary
• usual
• average
• prosaic
• commonplace
• routine
• everyday
• familiar
• garden
• unremarkable
• predictable
• unexceptional
• common
• expected
• frequent
• workaday
• run-of-the-mill
• regular
• customary
• habitual
• wonted

puzzling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of puzzle

as in baffling

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baffling
• perplexing
• bewildering
• confusing
• mystifying
• befuddling
• vexing
• embarrassing
• disturbing
• bemusing
• confounding
• stunning
• disorienting
• flummoxing
• posing
• bothering
• rattling
• discombobulating
• muddling
• upsetting
• fuddling
• flustering
• bamboozling
• mazing
• muddying
• unsettling
• addling
• befogging
• gravelling
• graveling
• getting
• disconcerting
• foxing
• beating
• distressing
• buffaloing
• stumping
• discomfiting
• blowing one's mind
• disquieting
• dismaying
• mortifying
• sticking
• going to one's head
• perturbing
• discomforting
• agitating
• misleading
• nonplussing
• abashing
• fazing
• discountenancing
• beguiling
• weirding out
• unhinging
• deceiving
• nonplusing
• discomposing
• misguiding
• deluding
• fooling
• tricking
• humbugging
• snowing
• hoaxing
• gulling
• duping
• hoodwinking
• stringing along
• taking in
• chagrining
• cozening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfying
• assuring
• reassuring
• informing
• enlightening