Antonyms for bewildering

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bih-wil-der-ing

Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈwɪl dər ɪŋ

Definition of bewildering

Origin : 1680s, from be- "thoroughly" + archaic wilder "lead astray, lure into the wilds," probably a back-formation of wilderness. An earlier word with the same sense was bewhape (early 14c.). Related: Bewildered; bewildering; bewilderingly.

verb confuse

Example sentences :

No lawful passion can ever be so bewildering or ecstatic as an unlawful one.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

The case of Yates was by all odds the most complex and bewildering of the four.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

There were such a bewildering lot of them, now that I had pried open my eyes.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Broken, bewildering, vague, an echo that answers to nothing!
Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells

And to avoid the bewildering depths into which we were led, we suggested a stroll on the sands.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

But the situation aloft was bewildering and very, very ominous.
Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster

He had a habit of jumping from one subject to another which was bewildering.
Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The noise was bewildering as it echoed among the barren hills and rocks.
Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby

All the paths were mazes and the lines of them bewildering to his eyes.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

It was that bewildering change of mood which he could never hope to follow.
Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans

Synonyms for bewildering

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