confused

/kənfjˈuzd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
   “obviously bemused by his questions”
2. lacking orderly continuity
   “a confused set of instructions”
3. having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
   “I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway”
4. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
   “troops fleeing in broken ranks”
5. mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
   “the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused”

Synonyms for confused

• baffled
• befuddled
• bemused
• bewildered
• confounded
• lost
• mazed
• mixed-up
• at sea
• perplexed
• disconnected
• disjointed
• disordered
• garbled
• illogical
• scattered
• unconnected
• incoherent
• disoriented
• unoriented
• broken
• upset
• disorganized
• addlebrained
• addled
• befogged
• clouded
• dazed
• dazzled
• trancelike
• punch-drunk
• spaced-out

Antonyms of confused

• clearheaded

Words that rhyme with confused

• unused
• used
• abused
• bemused
• diffused
• accused
• amused
• disabused
• excused
• fused
• misused
• bruised
• cruised
• defused
• enthused
• infused
• mused
• oozed
• overused
• perused
• recused
• refused
• reused
• rused
• suffused
• transfused
• underused