Antonyms for befuddled


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bih-fuhd-l
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈfʌd l


Definition of befuddled

Origin :
  • "confuse," 1873, from be- + fuddle; originally "to confuse with strong drink or opium" (by 1832). An earlier word in the same sense was begunk (1725). Related: Befuddled; befuddling.
  • adj confused
  • adj drunk
Example sentences :
  • But it was the multiplicity of laws that befuddled White Fang and often brought him into disgrace.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • To his befuddled mind, the first step was to dress the part.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • And what was I to tell him,—that I was all befooled and befuddled?
  • Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
  • But try as he would his befuddled brain failed to find the answer.
  • Extract from : « The Street That Wasn't There » by Clifford Donald Simak
  • The eyes were only vaguely familiar in his befuddled memory.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of Vibration » by Harl Vincent
  • At last, out of the haze of my befuddled mind, I saw my mother.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Wall » by Richard Washburn Child
  • Dr. Harman was blinking in a kind of befuddled astonishment.
  • Extract from : « That Sweet Little Old Lady » by Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA Mark Phillips)
  • "So long as you do not get me into trouble I am content," remarked the befuddled soldier.
  • Extract from : « A Sub and a Submarine » by Percy F. Westerman
  • Peter Cheever's aching jaw dropped, and he gazed at her befuddled.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
  • Mrs. Prothero was befuddled at this explosion in her quiet home.
  • Extract from : « The Cup of Fury » by Rupert Hughes

Synonyms for befuddled

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