English

Detailed Synonyms for confused in English

confused:

confused adj

  1. confused
  2. confused
  3. confused
  4. confused
  5. confused
    – mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently 1
    confused
    – mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently 1
    • confused adj
      • the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused1
  6. confused
    – lacking orderly continuity 1
    confused; scattered; illogical; disconnected; disordered; disjointed; unconnected; garbled
    – lacking orderly continuity 1
  7. confused
    – thrown into a state of disarray or confusion 1
    upset; confused; broken; disordered
    – thrown into a state of disarray or confusion 1
    • upset adj
      • with everything so upset1
    • confused adj
      • a confused mass of papers on the desk1
    • broken adj
      • troops fleeing in broken ranks1
    • disordered adj
      • the small disordered room1
  8. confused
    – having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity 1
    confused; lost; disoriented
    – having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity 1
    • confused adj
    • lost adj
    • disoriented adj
      • I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway1
      • the anesthetic left her completely disoriented1

confused

  1. confused

Related Words for "confused":

  • confusedly

Alternate Synonyms for "confused":


Antonyms for "confused":


Related Definitions for "confused":

  1. mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently1
    • the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused1
  2. lacking orderly continuity1
    • a confused set of instructions1
    • a confused dream about the end of the world1
  3. thrown into a state of disarray or confusion1
    • a confused mass of papers on the desk1
  4. having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity1

confuse:

to confuse verb (confuses, confused, confusing)

  1. to confuse
    to mix up; to confuse; to interchange
    • mix up verb (mixes up, mixed up, mixing up)
    • confuse verb (confuses, confused, confusing)
    • interchange verb (interchanges, interchanged, interchanging)
  2. to confuse
    make dizzy; to confuse
  3. to confuse
    to confuse; to bewilder; to perplex
    • confuse verb (confuses, confused, confusing)
    • bewilder verb (bewilders, bewildered, bewildering)
    • perplex verb (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)
  4. to confuse
    – mistake one thing for another 1
    to confound; to confuse
    – mistake one thing for another 1
    • confound verb (confounds, confounded, confounding)
    • confuse verb (confuses, confused, confusing)
      • you are confusing me with the other candidate1
  5. to confuse
    – make unclear, indistinct, or blurred 1
    to blur; to obscure; to confuse; obnubilate
    – make unclear, indistinct, or blurred 1
    • blur verb (blurs, blurred, blurring)
    • obscure verb (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
    • confuse verb (confuses, confused, confusing)
      • Her remarks confused the debate1
    • obnubilate verb
      • Their words obnubilate their intentions1
  6. to confuse
    – be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly 1
    to throw; to confound; to confuse; fox; bedevil; fuddle; befuddle; discombobulate
    – be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly 1
    • throw verb (throws, threw, throwing)
      • This question completely threw me1
    • confound verb (confounds, confounded, confounding)
    • confuse verb (confuses, confused, confusing)
      • These questions confuse even the experts1
    • fox verb
    • bedevil verb
    • fuddle verb
    • befuddle verb
      • This question befuddled even the teacher1
  7. to confuse
    – assemble without order or sense 1
    to confuse; jumble; to mix up
    – assemble without order or sense 1
    • confuse verb (confuses, confused, confusing)
    • jumble verb
      • She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence1
    • mix up verb (mixes up, mixed up, mixing up)
  8. to confuse
    – cause to feel embarrassment 1
    to confuse; to put off; disconcert; flurry
    – cause to feel embarrassment 1
    • confuse verb (confuses, confused, confusing)
      • The constant attention of the young man confused her1
    • put off verb (puts off, put off, putting off)
    • disconcert verb
    • flurry verb

Conjugations for confuse:

present
  1. confuse
  2. confuse
  3. confuses
  4. confuse
  5. confuse
  6. confuse
simple past
  1. confused
  2. confused
  3. confused
  4. confused
  5. confused
  6. confused
present perfect
  1. have confused
  2. have confused
  3. has confused
  4. have confused
  5. have confused
  6. have confused
past continuous
  1. was confusing
  2. were confusing
  3. was confusing
  4. were confusing
  5. were confusing
  6. were confusing
future
  1. shall confuse
  2. will confuse
  3. will confuse
  4. shall confuse
  5. will confuse
  6. will confuse
continuous present
  1. am confusing
  2. are confusing
  3. is confusing
  4. are confusing
  5. are confusing
  6. are confusing
subjunctive
  1. be confused
  2. be confused
  3. be confused
  4. be confused
  5. be confused
  6. be confused
diverse
  1. confuse!
  2. let's confuse!
  3. confused
  4. confusing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "confuse":

  • confusable, confuser

Alternate Synonyms for "confuse":


Related Definitions for "confuse":

  1. mistake one thing for another1
    • you are confusing me with the other candidate1
  2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred1
    • Her remarks confused the debate1
  3. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly1
    • These questions confuse even the experts1
  4. assemble without order or sense1
  5. cause to feel embarrassment1
    • The constant attention of the young man confused her1

Related Synonyms for confused