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Detailed Synonyms for perplexing in English

perplexing:

perplexing adj

  1. perplexing
  2. perplexing
    – 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

Alternate Synonyms for "perplexing":


Related Definitions for "perplexing":

  1. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity1
    • perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it1

perplex:

to perplex verb (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)

  1. to perplex
    to confuse; to bewilder; to perplex
    • confuse verb (confuses, confused, confusing)
    • bewilder verb (bewilders, bewildered, bewildering)
    • perplex verb (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)
  2. to perplex
    – make more complicated 1
    to complicate; to perplex
    – make more complicated 1
    • complicate verb (complicates, complicated, complicating)
      • There was a new development that complicated the matter1
    • perplex verb (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)
  3. to perplex
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    to get; to stick; to beat; to pose; to baffle; to puzzle; to vex; to bewilder; to perplex; mystify
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    • get verb (gets, got, getting)
    • stick verb (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • This beats me!1
    • pose verb (poses, posed, posing)
    • baffle verb (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • puzzle verb (puzzles, puzzled, puzzling)
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)
      • a vexing problem1
    • bewilder verb (bewilders, bewildered, bewildering)
    • perplex verb (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)
    • mystify verb

Conjugations for perplex:

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

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Related Definitions for "perplex":

  1. make more complicated1
  2. be a mystery or bewildering to1