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Perplex

🔄 Synonyms of "Perplex"

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
trounceverb	(transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
beatverb	A stroke; a blow.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
amazeverb	(transitive) To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise.
gravelnoun	(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
bewilderverb	(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
nonplusnoun	(transitive) To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox.
bafflenoun	(transitive) To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
flummoxverb	(transitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
stupefyverb	(transitive, by extension, figurative) To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action.
dumbfoundverb	(transitive) To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.
puzzlenoun	(countable) A thing such as a complicated matter or a problem which is difficult to make sense of or understand; also, a person who is difficult to make sense of or understand; an enigma.
stupifyverb	Alternative form of stupefy. [(transitive, especially law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.]
complicateverb	(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.
mystifyverb	(transitive) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.

↔️ Antonyms of "Perplex"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
simplifyverb	(transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Perplex"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
nonplusverb	(transitive) To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox.
bewilderverb	(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
baffleverb	(transitive) To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
flummoxverb	(transitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
mystifyverb	(transitive) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
dumbfoundverb	(transitive) To confuse and bewilder; to leave speechless.
puzzleverb	(countable) A thing such as a complicated matter or a problem which is difficult to make sense of or understand; also, a person who is difficult to make sense of or understand; an enigma.
stupifyverb	Alternative form of stupefy. [(transitive, especially law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun.]
amazeverb	(transitive) To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise.
stupefyverb	(transitive, by extension, figurative) To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action.
complicateverb	(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.
trounceverb	(transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
beatverb	(transitive) To hit; to strike.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
gravelverb	(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
baffoundverb	To perplex; to bewilder.
confuseverb	(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
bepuzzleverb	(transitive) To puzzle greatly; perplex.
confoundverb	To perplex or puzzle.
poseverb	(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.