perplexedly

Examples

• All

• She looks at him perplexedly, then at the door, then back at him.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Amanda looked at him perplexedly.

  Fiction book (1999)

• " George thought that over for a few moments, a huge red-marred mountain of a man towering over her, scratching his head perplexedly.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Hael watched the broad back perplexedly as Gasam strode toward the gathering.

  Fiction book (1990)

• She looked at the complex instructions perplexedly, unsure of what to do next.

• When he heard the strange news, he just stood there perplexedly, trying to understand.

• The students stared perplexedly at the difficult math problem on the board.

Synonyms

B

bemusedly

vsperplexedly

1 7.0

In a puzzled and a little amused way as if lost in thought

describes plain puzzlement without amusement or daydreaming

C

confusedly

vsperplexedly

1 4.0

In a way that shows you are not sure or do not understand

focuses on the mental sense of puzzlement rather than disorder

P

puzzledly

vsperplexedly

7.8

In a confused way when someone does not understand

is identical in meaning and shows the same confused state

B

bewilderedly

vsperplexedly

7.1

In a confused way when you do not understand something

focuses on simple puzzlement as an overall mental state

C

confoundedly

vsperplexedly

• Archaic

9.2

In a way that shows strong annoyance or surprise

shows confusion without the strong annoyance or surprise

Antonyms

C

clearly

∞ 1.0

In a way that leaves no doubt

How Confused

bewilderedly

7.1

perplexedly

7.4

confusedly

1 4.0

puzzledly

7.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology