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Synonyms for be musing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-myooz |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈmyuz |
Top 10 synonyms for be musing Other synonyms for the word be musing
- abash
- addle
- anesthetize
- appall
- arrest
- astonish
- astound
- awe
- ball up
- bamboozle
- beat
- becloud
- bedevil
- befog
- bemuse
- benumb
- besot
- blow away
- blunt
- bowl over
- bring to grinding halt
- buffalo
- close
- cloud
- clutter
- confuse
- darken
- daunt
- daydream
- daze
- dazzle
- deaden
- debilitate
- disarm
- discombobulate
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- disorient
- distract
- disturb
- dull
- dumbfound
- embarrass
- enfeeble
- faze
- flabbergast
- floor
- flummox
- fluster
- fog
- foil
- freeze
- frustrate
- fuddle
- gather wool
- get to
- give a turn
- halt
- hebetate
- hit
- hit like ton of bricks
- incapacitate
- involve
- knock out
- knock over
- knock unconscious
- lame
- lead astray
- make inert
- make nerveless
- mess up
- mess with one's head
- misinform
- mislead
- mix up
- moon
- mortify
- muddle
- mystify
- nonplus
- numb
- obscure
- overcome
- overpower
- overwhelm
- palsy
- paralyze
- perplex
- perturb
- petrify
- pipe dream
- pose
- profundicate
- prostrate
- psych out
- put off
- puzzle
- rattle
- render uncertain
- rock
- shake up
- shame
- shock
- shut down
- snow
- stagger
- startle
- stir
- stir up
- stop dead
- strike dumb
- stumble
- stump
- stun
- stupefy
- surprise
- take breath away
- throw
- throw a curve
- throw off
- throw off balance
- transfix
- trouble
- unhinge
- unsettle
- upset
- weaken
- worry
Définition of be musing
Origin :- "to make utterly confused," from be- + muse (cf. amuse); attested from 1735 but probably older, as Pope (1705) punned on it as "devoted utterly to the Muses."
- As in paralyze : verb immobilize
- As in puzzle : verb baffle, confuse
- As in stun/stupefy : verb amaze, shock
- As in bemuse : verb confuse
- As in bewilder : verb confuse
- As in stun : verb shock
- As in stupefy : verb astonish
- As in bedaze : verb daze
- As in confuse : verb bewilder someone
Antonyms for be musing
- aid
- appease
- assist
- bore
- build
- calm
- clarify
- clear up
- comfort
- construct
- continue
- elucidate
- embolden
- encourage
- enlighten
- enliven
- expect
- explain
- explicate
- facilitate
- help
- illuminate
- illustrate
- improve
- incite
- lose
- mobilize
- not care
- order
- organize
- orient
- please
- release
- repair
- restore
- separate
- settle
- soothe
- stimulate
- strengthen
- support
- surrender
- tell
- unravel
- yield
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