What is another word for perplexing ?

Confusing or puzzling

difficult to understand

full of twists and turns

ravelled^UK

raveled^US

flakey^US

flaky^UK

impossible to separate

like nothing on earth

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“Instead, we are confronted with definitive declarations, even regarding the most perplexing of texts.”

Adjective

too difficult to understand

Having a covert or obscure meaning

impossible to understand

difficult to understand

not easily understood

woolly^UK

wooly^US

gray^US

grey^UK

too hard to understand

double Dutch

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Adjective

Causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience

dishonoring^US

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Adjective

Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

humourless^UK

sombre^UK

unsavory^US

humorless^US

somber^US

unsavoury^UK

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Adjective

between rock and hard place

Open to discussion or argument

a controversial subject

between sixes and sevens

gray^US

grey^UK

neither fish nor fowl

neither one thing nor the other

in a state of uncertainty

not backed up by evidence

on the horns of a dilemma

still open to question

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Adjective

economical with the truth

Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression

phony^US

phoney^UK

colored^US

coloured^UK

terminologically inexact

bearing false witness

to all intents and purposes

not backed up by evidence

not what it is cracked up to be

not entirely truthful

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Adjective

Causing horror

unfavorable^US

sombre^UK

looking on the black side

somber^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

ill-favored^US

with no chance of success

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Adjective

Perverted

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Noun

The state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something

skepticism^US

lack of comprehension

scepticism^UK

state of bewilderment

state of disorientation

feverishness

fever

trancelike state

state of stupefaction

lack of understanding

state of perturbation

source of consternation

kick in the teeth

source of distress

a bolt out of the blue

source of amazement

a bolt from the blue

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Verb

Causing of amazement

Verb

making someone scratch their head

Present participle for to confound or perplex someone

baulking^UK

balking^US

ravelling^UK

raveling^US

muddying the waters

snarling up

causing to be at a stand

setting someone thinking

stopping someone in their tracks

putting someone off their stroke

outraging

thunderstriking

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

putting someone off their stride

terrorizing^US

messing with one's head

putting out of countenance

terrorising^UK

setting someone back on their heels

knocking the stuffing out of

hitting like a ton of bricks

hurting someone's feelings

pulling the rug from under

making fretful

throwing into disorder

weighing on

taking one's breath away

putting into a flap

taking someone's breath away

putting the wind up

distracting from

making waves

pulling the rug out from under

upsetting the applecart

filling with amazement

making self-conscious

taking the wind out of someone's sails

knocking one's socks off

causing to lose your bearings

mussing

taking the wind out of your sails

rendering speechless

throwing a curve

causing wonder

springing something on

striking with awe

blinding

throwing into a tizzy

lousing up

filling with consternation

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into confusion

boggling someone's mind

causing discomfort to

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

making more difficult

scaring someone out of their wits

making your hair stand on end

throwing into a panic

scaring the living daylights out of

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring the pants off

frightening the living daylights out of

chilling off

throwing into a blue funk

pushing the buttons of

rubbing up the wrong way

put somebody's nose out of joint

giving someone the hump

hurting somebody's feelings

getting on nerves

eating away at

rubbing the wrong way

getting on somebody's nerves

getting on your nerves

driving round the twist

making someone see red

giving someone the pip

rubbing you up the wrong way

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

getting on someone's wick

setting someone's teeth on edge

making an enemy of somebody

steaming up

getting on the wrong side of

getting under one's skin

ruffling one's feathers

getting on one's nerves

making somebody's hackles rise

getting someone's goat

putting someone's back up

giving offence

putting someone's nose out of joint

treading on someone's toes

making someone's hair stand on end

getting your hackles up

raising your hackles

driving bananas

getting on your wick

driving round the bend

driving you up the wall

getting your dander up

getting under skin

getting under your skin

driving to distraction

dishonoring^US

making someone eat humble pie

getting one's comeuppance

giving someone goose pimples

filling with panic

throwing into disarray

making one's flesh creep

putting the fear of God into

making someone jump out of their skin

chilling to the bone

making teeth chatter

making your blood run cold

giving one the creeps

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

making blood run cold

throwing into a fright

chilling to the marrow

scaring someone half to death

putting your nose out of joint

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“They were perplexing a subject plain in itself.”

Verb

Present participle for to make something more complex

Verb

breathing down someone's neck

Present participle for to harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

rubbing up the wrong way

driving up the wall

picking on

getting on your nerves

bending someone's ear

driving round the bend

driving round the twist

getting on someone's nerves

putting the squeeze on

giving the business

jumping on one's case

making someone see red

giving someone the hump

getting in one's hair

getting on one's nerves

getting someone's back up

making someone's blood boil

ruffling someone's feathers

making someone's hackles rise

getting in someone's hair

getting up someone's nose

getting under someone's skin

trying someone's patience

petitioning

soliciting

pressurizing^US

driving you up the wall

getting someone's dander up

getting on someone's wick

getting someone's hackles up

getting under one's skin

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