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Antonyms for puzzled
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : puhz-uh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌz əl |
Definition of puzzled
Origin :- 1590s, pusle "bewilder, confound," possibly frequentative of pose (v.) in obsolete sense of "perplex" (cf. nuzzle from nose). Related: Puzzled; puzzling.
- adj confused
- They did not seem to interest him particularly, or else they puzzled him.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Gilder himself was puzzled over the situation, which was by no means clear to him.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- She was a trifle subdued, with a puzzled look in her blue eyes.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- She puzzled over Tillie a great deal, and over Grace and her kind.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- But Christine's eyes were on him often that evening, puzzled, rather sad.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- More than once K. found her eyes fixed on him, and it puzzled him.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Demonstrations of affection were so rare with him that for a moment Dr. Ed was puzzled.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- He stared as if I were a stranger whose face drew, yet puzzled him.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- I was vexed and puzzled, and distressed, too, after sending John away as I had done.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- The Little Doctor, puzzled as well as piqued, went straight to the point.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
Synonyms for puzzled
- at a loss
- at sea
- baffled
- bewildered
- bollixed
- clueless
- come apart
- come unzipped
- discombobulated
- dopey
- doubtful
- floored
- foggy
- fouled up
- hung up
- in a fog
- lost
- loused up
- messed up
- mind-blown
- mixed up
- mucked up
- mystified
- nonplussed
- perplexed
- rattled
- screwed up
- shook
- shook up
- spaced out
- stuck
- stumped
- thrown
- unglued
- without a clue
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