confused
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
obviously bemused by his questions
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
lacking orderly continuity
a confused set of instructions
Related & opposite
- illogicality derivation
- disconnection derivation
- disjointedness derivation
- incoherent similar to
Sense 3 adjective
having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway
Related & opposite
- disarray derivation
- unoriented similar to
Sense 4 adjective
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
troops fleeing in broken ranks
Related & opposite
- disorganized similar to
Sense 5 adjective
mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused
Related & opposite
- perplexed also see
- clearheaded antonym
- disarray derivation
- addlebrained similar to
- muddled similar to
- befuddled similar to
- clouded similar to
- dazed similar to
- dazzled similar to
- trancelike similar to
- punch-drunk similar to
- spaced-out similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | disarray |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | perplexed |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | illogicality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disconnection |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disjointedness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | incoherent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | disarray |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unoriented |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | disorganized |
| 5 | also see | Related & opposite | perplexed |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | clearheaded |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | disarray |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | addlebrained |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | muddled |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | befuddled |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | clouded |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | dazed |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | dazzled |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | trancelike |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | punch-drunk |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | spaced-out |