puzzled
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3.0
- adjective
- /ˈpʌzəld/
:
perplejo
- Boge watched him with a keen and puzzled look on his face.
- a puzzled look
- genuinely puzzled
He doesn't have all the servants and he's kind of puzzled by this world.
- He doesn't have all the servants and he's kind of puzzled by this world.
- So I'm a little puzzled by the politics of it.
- to go down, but I'm a little puzzled by what you just said to him.
- And some lawyers in the Boston area were puzzled that this didn't come up in his trial.
- It's trying to answer the thing that left Isaac Newton puzzled.
- And and they are collectively puzzled.
- She was clearly profoundly puzzled by the union of two wildly different tribal names.
- I mean the verb for being puzzled for them feels good.
- I spend some amount of time being puzzled and trying to think what the what the, what might be the right.
Examples
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Though I felt puzzled and a little queasy at our encounter, I was slightly charmed.
Fiction book (1991) -
She looked puzzled when she couldn't solve the riddle.
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Are you puzzled about something?
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The two men left with a puzzled look on their faces.
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At first, I was puzzled.
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I'm a little puzzled why we're all here today.
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Joey looks puzzled and is about to call again when the machine kicks in.
Fiction book (1992) -
Naturally, she was rather taken aback and seemed puzzled as to how she should respond.
Fiction book (1990) -
Bill studies the present sign: "Crescent City Dental Laboratory," and gives Jim a puzzled look.
Fiction book (1991) -
They are so puzzled because we don't have the food yet.
Synonyms
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1.3
Not able to think clearly or understand what is happening
82
4.9
Confused and unsure because different ideas or instructions do not agree
28
4.2
Not knowing what to do or say
7
5.4
Confused and not in clear order so hard to understand
7
5.1
Feeling confused because you do not understand something
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7.3
Confused and unable to think clearly
3
6.7
Unable to understand what is happening
3
8.9
Very surprised and confused so you do not know what to say or do
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9.9
Confused and unable to think clearly after something unexpected
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5.9
Not able to understand what is happening and feeling puzzled
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5.3
Feeling confused and not knowing what is happening or what to do
Feeling very confused and not able to understand something unexpected
Feeling confused when you cannot understand something
Confused and unable to think clearly
Confused and unable to think clearly
Confused and not sure what to do
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Puzzled may come from an old idea like pose meaning 'to ask' or 'to put' a question to someone. So when you are puzzled, it is as if someone has 'posed' a question or problem that you cannot understand.