confusingly

Examples

• All

• That is a really confusingly phrased question.

• So this representation, it comes with different names which are sometimes used confusingly in an interchangeable way.

• Basically, the products have to look substantially and confusingly similar to each other.

• Recall that New York confusingly uses the term Supreme Court for its lowest level of courts.

• OK, so we're going to begin with the ever confusingly named Ruths Chris.

• Somewhat confusingly (to Western ears), the cycles are known as weeks.

  Academic text (2003)

• "The Disputed Domain Name is nearly identical and confusingly similar to the Complainant's marks.

  Blog text (30)

• Confusingly, some of these 18 states require all citizens to report, but also provide exceptions for the attorney-client privilege.

  Academic text (2007)

• Confusingly, different studies use time factors, biochemical factors, or clinical characteristics to define early versus late start of RRT.

  Academic text (2016)

• At the same time that patients are being whisked through the health services to achieve patient-centered care, nurses are confusingly encouraged to believe that the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship should be developed to deliver patient-centered care.

  Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

M

mysteriously

vsconfusingly

67 4.6

In a way that is strange and hard to understand

is the plain way of causing confusion rather than implying secrecy

I

incoherently

vsconfusingly

5 6.7

In a way that is not clear or logical

is a general confusing manner rather than a breakdown of logic

C

cryptically

vsconfusingly

3 8.1

In a way that hides the true meaning

means causing confusion more generally rather than using coded wording

I

incomprehensibly

vsconfusingly

2 8.0

It is very hard to understand

implies confusion but allows some chance of partial understanding

U

unintelligibly

vsconfusingly

2 8.1

In a way that is very hard to understand

describes causing confusion without necessarily being unreadable

O

obscurely

vsconfusingly

2 7.7

In a way that is not clear and hard to understand

is a straightforward way of causing confusion rather than being merely vague

D

disconcertingly

vsconfusingly

1 7.5

In a way that makes people feel uneasy or confused

focuses on causing confusion without the added emotional discomfort

B

bogglingly

vsconfusingly

1 8.4

In a way that is very surprising and hard to understand

means causing confusion without the extra sense of amazement

E

enigmatically

vsconfusingly

1 8.3

In a mysterious way that is hard to understand

causes confusion but without implying an intentionally mysterious source

B

bewilderingly

vsconfusingly

1 8.2

In a confusing way that makes something hard to understand

is the everyday cause of confusion rather than this noticeable effect

P

perplexingly

vsconfusingly

1 7.9

In a way that makes something hard to understand

is the general way of causing confusion rather than this specific tone

P

puzzlingly

vsconfusingly

1 6.1

In a way that is confusing and hard to understand

is the broader cause of confusion rather than this mild puzzlement

M

mystifyingly

vsconfusingly

1 8.0

In a way that is confusing and hard to understand

is a general confusing manner rather than implying hidden reasons

C

confoundingly

vsconfusingly

1 8.4

In a way that is very confusing and hard to understand

expresses confusion without stressing surprise or shock

B

bafflingly

vsconfusingly

1 7.9

In a way that is hard to understand

covers causing confusion but not necessarily at that extreme level

U

unclearly

vsconfusingly

1 4.4

Not clear or hard to understand

expresses causing confusion rather than only lacking clarity

U

undecipherably

vsconfusingly

9.8

In a way people cannot read or understand

is about causing confusion generally rather than unreadability specifically

M

mistily

vsconfusingly

7.5

In a way that is unclear and gives no details

is about causing confusion in meaning rather than visual or fuzzy quality

U

unintuitively

vsconfusingly

8.2

In a way that is hard to understand or does not match what you expect

describes general confusing manner rather than mismatch with intuition

Antonyms

C

clearly

∞ 1.0

In a way that leaves no doubt

S

simply

110 1.0

You do this in a plain way without extra things

How Clearly

clearly

∞ 1.0

unclearly

1 4.4

confusingly

3 4.0

puzzlingly

1 6.1

perplexingly

1 7.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology