perplexingly

Examples

• All

• The instructions were written in a way that was perplexingly difficult to follow.

• Hardie is an enigma and the wines are perplexingly good.

  Blog text (13)

• With endless joy, perplexingly they wave at us.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Its collection and layout are neither overwhelming nor perplexingly organized.

  Blog text (20)

• Contrary to what observers expected, this moderate open-handed diplomacy by the government of Mozambique met a perplexingly violent response from Renamo.

  Academic text (1992)

• At first, she thought him perplexingly different, grossly thickish, lumpish, and with thinning hair; and then, this absurd situation, to have him with her moving along in the lower level of the main building of the National Gallery.

  Fiction book (1991)

• And by allowing it to be replicated again and again, both lyrics and recordings oblige readers and listeners to recall what may appear to be a perplexingly arbitrary and unselective rendering of events.

  Academic text (2017)

• Perplexingly, the teacher's explanation left many students more confused than before.

Synonyms

M

mysteriously

vsperplexingly

67 4.6

In a way that is strange and hard to understand

refers to causing confusion without the suggestion of secrets or enigma

I

inexplicably

vsperplexingly

29 6.9

In a way that cannot be explained or understood

describes causing confusion but does not claim lack of explanation

C

confusingly

vsperplexingly

3 4.0

In a way that makes it hard to understand

is the broad idea of causing difficulty in understanding

I

incomprehensibly

vsperplexingly

2 8.0

It is very hard to understand

means causing difficulty but not necessarily reaching near impossibility

U

unintelligibly

vsperplexingly

2 8.1

In a way that is very hard to understand

covers causing difficulty to understand rather than complete unintelligibility

D

disconcertingly

vsperplexingly

1 7.5

In a way that makes people feel uneasy or confused

focuses on causing confusion without the added feeling of discomfort

B

bogglingly

vsperplexingly

1 8.4

In a way that is very surprising and hard to understand

is about causing confusion without the added sense of extreme surprise

E

enigmatically

vsperplexingly

1 8.3

In a mysterious way that is hard to understand

is about causing general confusion, not specifically cryptic style

B

bewilderingly

vsperplexingly

1 8.2

In a confusing way that makes something hard to understand

describes causing confusion without stressing emotional surprise or disorientation

U

unexplainably

vsperplexingly

1 6.9

In a way that people cannot understand

means causing confusion rather than stating absence of explanation

P

puzzlingly

vsperplexingly

1 6.1

In a way that is confusing and hard to understand

refers more generally to causing difficulty rather than a puzzle image

M

mystifyingly

vsperplexingly

1 8.0

In a way that is confusing and hard to understand

is the general cause of difficulty without implying hidden intent

C

confoundingly

vsperplexingly

1 8.4

In a way that is very confusing and hard to understand

focuses on causing confusion rather than on the feeling of bafflement

B

bafflingly

vsperplexingly

1 7.9

In a way that is hard to understand

means causing difficulty but not necessarily to an extreme degree

C

confoundedly

vsperplexingly

• Archaic

9.2

In a way that shows strong annoyance or surprise

focuses on causing confusion without the emotional reaction

U

unintuitively

vsperplexingly

8.2

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

is about causing confusion generally rather than breaking expectations

Antonyms

C

clearly

881 1.0

In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand

S

simply

110 1.0

You do this in a plain way without extra things

How Confusing

bewilderingly

1 8.2

bafflingly

1 7.9

perplexingly

1 7.9

confusingly

3 4.0

puzzlingly

1 6.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology