English adjective: confused | |||
1. | confused perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment | ||
Samples | Obviously bemused by his questions. Bewildered and confused. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Just a mixed-up kid. She felt lost on the first day of school. | ||
Synonyms | at sea, baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, lost, mazed, mixed-up | ||
Similar | perplexed | ||
Antonyms | unperplexed | ||
2. | confused lacking orderly continuity | ||
Samples | A confused set of instructions. A confused dream about the end of the world. Disconnected fragments of a story. Scattered thoughts. | ||
Synonyms | disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected | ||
Similar | incoherent | ||
Antonyms | coherent, consistent, logical, ordered | ||
3. | confused having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity | ||
Samples | I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway. The anesthetic left her completely disoriented. | ||
Synonyms | disoriented, lost | ||
Similar | unoriented | ||
Antonyms | orientated, oriented | ||
4. | confused thrown into a state of disarray or confusion | ||
Samples | Troops fleeing in broken ranks. A confused mass of papers on the desk. The small disordered room. With everything so upset. | ||
Synonyms | broken, disordered, upset | ||
Similar | disorganised, disorganized | ||
Antonyms | organized | ||
5. | confused mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently | ||
Samples | The flood of questions left her bewildered and confused. | ||
Similar | addlebrained, addled, addlepated, befogged, befuddled, befuddled, clouded, dazed, dazzled, muddled, muddleheaded, muzzy, puddingheaded, punch-drunk, silly, slaphappy, spaced-out, stunned, stupefied, stupid, trancelike, woolly, woolly-headed, wooly, wooly-minded | ||
See also | perplexed | ||
Antonyms | clear-thinking, clearheaded | ||