Synonyms for perplexed
pərˈplɛkstper·plexed

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1. perplexedadjective

   full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

   "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"

   Antonyms:
   unconfused, unperplexed, unbaffled

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1. perplexedadjective

   Synonyms:
   bewildered, confused, puzzled, disconcerted

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1. List of paraphrases for "perplexed":

   puzzled, bewildered, boggled, confused, stumped, baffled

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1. Mitch McConnell:

   By any objective standard the president got crushed in this election. So I’ve been perplexed by the reaction since the election, the sort of in your face dramatic move to the left. I don’t know what we can expect in terms of reaching bipartisan agreement.

2. Michael Lynn:

   Research shows that people tend to take their tipping habits with them, the bigger disparity between what they're used to and the culture they're traveling to, the more perplexed they'll be.

3. Robert Louis Stephenson:

   Quiet minds can't be perplexed or frightened, but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.

4. Mo Rakib:

   I'm very perplexed as to why the People's Republic of China would want to be on the edges of a neighborhood that is so multi-ethnic, multi-religious. The Muslim community has a large base here, the Muslim community is very linked with each other, regardless of what part of the world we're from. There's always a feeling of affinity from one community to the other based on shared values and shared faith. And that's no different for the Uyghur community.

5. Lao Tzu:

   To have little is to possess. To have plenty is to be perplexed.