Synonyms for fuddled

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : fuhd-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfʌd l

Top 10 synonyms for fuddled

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Définition of fuddled

Origin : 1580s, originally "to get drunk," later "to confuse as though with drink" (c.1600), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Low German fuddeln "work in a slovenly manner (as if drunk)," from fuddle "worthless cloth." The more common derivative befuddle appeared 1887. Related: Fuddled; fuddling.

As in abashed : adj exhibiting mental discomfort, ill at ease
As in tipsy : adj inebriated
As in looped : adj drunk
As in pickled : adj drunk
As in potted : adj drunk
As in sloshed : adj drunk
As in stewed : adj drunk
As in stinko : adj drunk
As in drunk : adj intoxicated by alcohol
As in obfuscate : verb confuse
As in ruffle : verb upset, irritate
As in unsettle : verb bother, upset
As in addle : verb confuse
As in discombobulate : verb confuse
As in confuse : verb bewilder someone
As in daze : verb confuse, shock
As in fluster : verb upset, perturb

Example sentences :

So fuddled was he by vodka that he was unable to understand the purport of my visit.
Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux

Strike me silly, said Costello, a low fellow who was fuddled.
Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce

Fuddled though she was, there was something that kept her in check.
Extract from : « Pelle the Conqueror, Complete » by Martin Anderson Nexo

He boxed the watch; he fuddled himself at taverns; he was no better than a Mohock.
Extract from : « The Newcomes » by William Makepeace Thackeray

Don't sing those songs of Beranger at table; and don't get fuddled.
Extract from : « Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau » by Honore de Balzac

At last he sank in a heap, fuddled with wine and quite exhausted.
Extract from : « Robin Hood » by J. Walker McSpadden

Ye shall be fed, and fuddled too ye shall be an' ye will; for honest drink which sends to honest sleep hurts no man.
Extract from : « Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords], Complete » by Gilbert Parker

Then again swagger folks can never get it out of their fuddled heads that Literature belongs to Grub Street.
Extract from : « The Sorrows of Satan » by Marie Corelli

The disciples of the great Paracelsus took the opportunity, when he was fuddled, to make him dictate.
Extract from : « Ebrietatis Encomium » by Boniface Oinophilus

But if we give any credit to several learned persons, Noah was not the first man that got fuddled.
Extract from : « Ebrietatis Encomium » by Boniface Oinophilus

Antonyms for fuddled

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