Synonyms for bewildering
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-wil-der-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈwɪl dər ɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for bewildering Other synonyms for the word bewildering
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for bewildering
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019