Synonyms for puzzling
puz·zling

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1. enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzlingadjective

   not clear to the understanding

   "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"

   Synonyms:
   enigmatic, confusing, enigmatical, perplexing, oracular

   Antonyms:
   comprehensible, clear, comprehendible

2. confusing, perplexing, puzzlingadjective

   lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

   "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"

   Synonyms:
   confusing, enigmatical, perplexing, enigmatic

   Antonyms:
   clear, comprehensible, comprehendible

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1. mysteriousadjective

   difficult of impossible to understand.

   the crime was a mystery

   Submitted by rinat on May 31, 2023  

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1. puzzlingadjective

   Synonyms:
   enigmatical, perplexing, inexplicable, inscrutable, intricate, bewildering

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1. List of paraphrases for "puzzling":

   disconcerting, perplexing, intriguing, baffling, incomprehensible, confusing, curious, surprising, inexplicable

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1. Julian Barbiere:

   The discovery suggests that there are, in fact, many more large reefs out in our ocean at depths of more than 30 meters, which have not been mapped, it's quite a puzzling finding.

2. Darren Curnoe:

   I know these fossils better than anyone. They are anatomically very puzzling, even if they are modern humans, as the DNA suggests, how do we reconcile that ? Perhaps people's anatomical form in the past -- over long timescales -- was very' plastic' and responded to the environment and lifestyle of these early people. This could be something we have lost since we took up farming.

3. Nelson Smith:

   One thing puzzling is that some lenders are looking at the original charter documents or they may be looking at newspaper articles but not at the summative reports that actually address performance, for the lenders, the most obvious risk is making an investment in a school that doesn't last very long.

4. Charles Hurt:

   I think one of the things that's so puzzling to us about why he does not get punished for making these statements is, that a lot of people hear it and they feel like, yeah he's working through the problem in front of us, but they think he's talking plainly, because he doesn't have the political pat answer for everything they give him a lot of forgiveness.

5. Ankit Panda:

   The diversification we're seeing in North Korea is puzzling considering the constrained resources in the country, what we see is really more than 10, around 15, potential nuclear delivery systems under development. It's really remarkable.