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Detailed Synonyms for confusing in English

confusing:

confusing adj

  1. confusing
  2. confusing
    – lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity 1
    confusing; puzzling; perplexing
    – lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity 1
    • confusing adj
      • sent confusing signals to Iraq1
    • puzzling adj
      • a puzzling statement1
    • perplexing adj
      • perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it1
  3. confusing
    – causing confusion or disorientation 1
    confusing
    – causing confusion or disorientation 1
    • confusing adj
      • a confusing jumble of road signs1
      • being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child1

Related Words for "confusing":

  • confusingly

Alternate Synonyms for "confusing":


Related Definitions for "confusing":

  1. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity1
    • sent confusing signals to Iraq1
  2. causing confusion or disorientation1
    • a confusing jumble of road signs1
    • being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child1

confusing form of confuse:

to confuse verbe (confuses, confused, confusing)

  1. to confuse
    to mix up; to confuse; to interchange
    • mix up verbe (mixes up, mixed up, mixing up)
    • confuse verbe (confuses, confused, confusing)
    • interchange verbe (interchanges, interchanged, interchanging)
  2. to confuse
    make dizzy; to confuse
  3. to confuse
    to confuse; to bewilder; to perplex
    • confuse verbe (confuses, confused, confusing)
    • bewilder verbe (bewilders, bewildered, bewildering)
    • perplex verbe (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)
  4. to confuse
    – mistake one thing for another 1
    to confound; to confuse
    – mistake one thing for another 1
    • confound verbe (confounds, confounded, confounding)
    • confuse verbe (confuses, confused, confusing)
      • you are confusing me with the other candidate1
  5. to confuse
    – make unclear, indistinct, or blurred 1
    to blur; to obscure; to confuse; obnubilate
    – make unclear, indistinct, or blurred 1
    • blur verbe (blurs, blurred, blurring)
    • obscure verbe (obscures, obscured, obscuring)
    • confuse verbe (confuses, confused, confusing)
      • Her remarks confused the debate1
    • obnubilate verbe
      • Their words obnubilate their intentions1
  6. to confuse
    – be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly 1
    to throw; to confound; to confuse; fox; befuddle; discombobulate; bedevil; fuddle
    – be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly 1
    • throw verbe (throws, threw, throwing)
      • This question completely threw me1
    • confound verbe (confounds, confounded, confounding)
    • confuse verbe (confuses, confused, confusing)
      • These questions confuse even the experts1
    • fox verbe
    • befuddle verbe
      • This question befuddled even the teacher1
    • bedevil verbe
    • fuddle verbe
  7. to confuse
    – assemble without order or sense 1
    to confuse; jumble; to mix up
    – assemble without order or sense 1
    • confuse verbe (confuses, confused, confusing)
    • jumble verbe
      • She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence1
    • mix up verbe (mixes up, mixed up, mixing up)
  8. to confuse
    – cause to feel embarrassment 1
    to confuse; to put off; disconcert; flurry
    – cause to feel embarrassment 1
    • confuse verbe (confuses, confused, confusing)
      • The constant attention of the young man confused her1
    • put off verbe (puts off, put off, putting off)
    • disconcert verbe
    • flurry verbe

Conjugations for confuse:

present
  1. confuse
  2. confuse
  3. confuses
  4. confuse
  5. confuse
  6. confuse
simple past
  1. confused
  2. confused
  3. confused
  4. confused
  5. confused
  6. confused
present perfect
  1. have confused
  2. have confused
  3. has confused
  4. have confused
  5. have confused
  6. have confused
past continuous
  1. was confusing
  2. were confusing
  3. was confusing
  4. were confusing
  5. were confusing
  6. were confusing
future
  1. shall confuse
  2. will confuse
  3. will confuse
  4. shall confuse
  5. will confuse
  6. will confuse
continuous present
  1. am confusing
  2. are confusing
  3. is confusing
  4. are confusing
  5. are confusing
  6. are confusing
subjunctive
  1. be confused
  2. be confused
  3. be confused
  4. be confused
  5. be confused
  6. be confused
diverse
  1. confuse!
  2. let's confuse!
  3. confused
  4. confusing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "confuse":

  • confusable, confuser

Alternate Synonyms for "confuse":


Related Definitions for "confuse":

  1. mistake one thing for another1
    • you are confusing me with the other candidate1
  2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred1
    • Her remarks confused the debate1
  3. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly1
    • These questions confuse even the experts1
  4. assemble without order or sense1
  5. cause to feel embarrassment1
    • The constant attention of the young man confused her1