Confuse Synonyms

74 confuse synonyms include bewilder, baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle, confound, befog, nonplus, and disconcert. Confuse is a verb, and its antonyms are lucid and precise. Here are some additional synonyms for "confuse" with example sentences.

Another word for Confuse

74 other ways to say confuse.

1. bewilder

  • wildering  
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  • wilder  
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  • unfathomable  
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  • unclear
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  • unaccountable  
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  • throw  
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  • stump  
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  • set someone thinking  
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  • puzzling  
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  • puzzle  
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  • pose  
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  • perplexing  
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  • perplex  
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  • obfuscate  
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  • nonplus  
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  • mystifying  
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  • mystify  
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  • mysterious
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  • misleading  
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  • maze  
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  • labyrinthine  
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  • involved
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  • intricate
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  • inexplicable  
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  • inconsistent
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  • impenetrable  
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  • gravel  
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  • fox
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  • fog  
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  • flummox  
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  • floor  
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  • faze  
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  • distract  
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  • disconcerting  
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  • disconcert  
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  • discombobulate  
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  • difficult (to understand)  
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  • convoluted  
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  • contradictory  
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  • confusticate  
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  • confound  
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  • complicated
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  • complex
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  • cause to be at a stand  
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  • Byzantine  
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  • buffalo  
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  • beyond one  
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  • bewildering  
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  • bewilder  
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  • bemuse  
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  • befog  
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  • beat
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  • baffling  
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  • baffle  
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  • ambiguous
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  • above one's head  
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2. complicate

  • obscure
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  • obfuscate  
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  • muddle  
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  • make unclear  
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  • make complex  
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  • make (more) difficult  
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  • jumble  
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  • garble  
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  • embroil  
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  • complicate
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  • cloud  
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  • blur  
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3. mix up

  • take for  
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  • muddle up  
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  • mix up  
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  • mistake for  
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  • misinterpret as  
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  • confound  
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Use confuse in a Sentence

Complex sentences can confuse readers.

Don’t confuse me with details.

His response seemed to confuse everyone.

The instructions confuse me every time.