What is another word for puzzled ?

Confused or perplexed

had their heads messed with

uncertain which way to turn

benumbed

overcome

put to it

made to scratch their head

woolly^UK

wooly^US

in a state of confusion

up against a brick wall

without an answer

tipsy

not knowing if you are coming or going

with Alzheimer's disease

not knowing if one is coming or going

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“The question parallels the large question ringing in the ears of millions of puzzled Americans.”

Adjective

Confounded with surprise or wonder

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

caught on the wrong foot

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

unable to believe your eyes

unable to believe one's ears

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Adjective

Having a feeling of giddiness or dizziness

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Adjective

with your head in the clouds

Unable to concentrate because one is mentally preoccupied with something

driven to distraction

with a mind like a sieve

in a world of your own

lacking concentration

not concentrating

off in a world of one's own

with a memory like a sieve

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Adjective

Questioning or suggesting puzzlement or curiosity

enquiring^UK

inquiring^US

mystified

perplexed

skeptical^US

sceptical^UK

burning with curiosity

focused^US

focussed^UK

eat sleep and breathe

enamoured^UK

enamored^US

fond

crazed

smitten

mesmerised^UK

mesmerized^US

enamored of^UK

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Verb

Past tense for to cause (someone) to be confused or perplexed

made someone scratch their head

setted someone thinking

messed with one's head

caused to lose your bearings

balked^US

baulked^UK

knocked the stuffing out of

stopped someone in their tracks

colored^US

coloured^UK

equivocated

made obscure

fuzzed up

muddied the waters of

clouded the issue

hidden

thrown up smoke screen

threw up smoke screen

threw a veil over

thrown a veil over

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“Jim is starting to puzzle us with his questions, so we must learn to see things as he does.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause (someone) to be astonished or dumbfounded

stopped someone in their tracks

made someone scratch their head

knocked the stuffing out of

took your breath away

caught off balance

swept someone off their feet

knocked over with feather

taken your breath away

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“I feared my involuntary reaction to his dazzling revelation would puzzle Dan, but he just smiled indulgently at his emotional mother.”

Verb

put someone off their stroke

Past tense for to cause alarm or dismay to

let down

put out of countenance

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

made someone scratch their head

weirded out

fouled up

put someone off their stride

stopped someone in their tracks

terrorized^US

balked^US

baulked^UK

agonized^US

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

terrorised^UK

agonised^UK

setted someone back on their heels

caused someone to lose their composure

flipped out

filled with consternation

scared the bejesus out of

put the fear of God into

cowed

beset

made one's hair stand on end

awed

scared stiff

displeased

scared the living daylights out of

made one's blood run cold

scared someone out of their wits

made one's flesh creep

made someone jump out of their skin

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

caused anxiety to

hurt somebody's feelings

scared the pants off of

frightened out of your wits

frightened to death

frightened the living daylights out of

curdled the blood

curdles the blood

thrown into a blue funk

threw into a blue funk

pulled the rug from under

pulled the rug out from under

chilled to the marrow

freaked

got on your wick

stupefied

scared the daylights out of

gave someone goose pimples

given someone goose pimples

scared someone half to death

stricken terror in

struck terror in

scared the hell out of

scared the life out of

paralysed with fear

filled with panic

made it tough for

made someone jump out of his skin

frightened the life out of

sent into a cold sweat

stampeded

made miserable

made someone shake in their shoes

made jump

frightened someone out of their wits

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

given someone the heebie-jeebies

given someone a fright

gave someone a fright

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“Isabelle's apparent change of heart would puzzle me greatly.”

Verb

Past tense for to think hard about something because one cannot understand it

“His mind flew from one wild idea to another as he tried to puzzle out the reason she was closeted in her room like that.”

Verb

Past tense for to solve or decipher a problem by thinking hard

“I racked my brains in order to puzzle out a solution to this amazing mystery.”

Verb

threw a spanner in the works

Past tense for to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck

baulked^UK

balked^US

crippled

confounded

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

thrown a spanner in the works

choked off

cramped one's style

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench into

thrown a monkey wrench into

Verb

beat one's brains out about

Past tense for to consider or give serious or careful thought to

dreamed^US

dreamt^UK

agonized^US

agonised^UK

enquired^UK

given consideration to

beaten one's brains out about

agonized over

gave consideration to

asked oneself

cogitated about

thought out

turned over in one's mind

considered the pros and cons of

scrutinized^US

analysed^UK

scrutinised^UK

analyzed^US

conducted research into

given much thought to

sorted out

conceived of

entertained the idea of

conducted a survey of

took under advisement

taken under advisement

gave some thought to

given some thought to

took into consideration

taken into consideration

bore in mind

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