What is another word for puzzled ?

Confused or perplexed

graveled^US

gravelled^UK

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

made to scratch their head

woolly^UK

in a state of confusion

uncertain which way to turn

brought to a standstill

wooly^US

up against a brick wall

asea

without an answer

not knowing if you are coming or going

filled with astonishment

filled with amazement

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

wondering

at a loss for words

unable to believe your eyes

unable to believe one's ears

caught on the wrong foot

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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

with a memory like a sieve

in a world of your own

lacking concentration

not concentrating

off in a world of one's own

having a memory like a sieve

asleep on the job

not on the job

like an absent-minded professor

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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

made someone scratch their head

On the ocean or sea, typically of a ship or person aboard a ship

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

amazed

mixed up

surprised

caused to be at a stand

setted someone thinking

stopped someone in their tracks

messed with one's head

knocked the stuffing out of

caused to lose your bearings

got at

deranged

took your breath away

raveled^US

ravelled^UK

baulked^UK

swept someone off their feet

convoluted

thwarted

knocked over with feather

balked^US

taken your breath away

hit like a ton of bricks

filled with amazement

taken the wind out of your sails

stricken with awe

took the wind out of your sails

thrown a curve

threw a curve

besotten

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

Verb

put someone off their stroke

Past tense for to cause alarm or dismay to

put out of countenance

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

made someone scratch their head

weirded out

fouled up

put someone off their stride

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

terrorized^US

balked^US

baulked^UK

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

terrorised^UK

stopped someone in their tracks

setted someone back on their heels

caused someone to lose their composure

crazed

caused to be at a stand

filled with consternation

knocked the stuffing out of

agonized^US

agonised^UK

brought tears to your eyes

dampened the spirits of

put the fear of God into

made one's hair stand on end

made one's blood run cold

turned off

let wind out of sails

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

hectored

blackjacked

gave someone the blues

given someone the blues

tyrannized^US

knocked the wind out of

tyrannised^UK

scared the bejesus out of

chilled to the marrow

scared someone out of their wits

scared the living daylights out of

scared the daylights out of

made one's flesh creep

shattered the illusions of

scared someone half to death

touched

broke someone's heart

made someone jump out of their skin

tugged at your heartstrings

aroused sympathy

become bored

harshed someone's mellow

tried the patience of

sickened

lost patience

broken someone's heart

grated at

dissuaded

had had enough

brought down to earth

given someone goose pimples

gave someone goose pimples

given someone the heebie-jeebies

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

took the heart out of

taken the heart out of

bore down

borne down

took down a peg or two

taken down

taken down a peg or two

took down

threw into a blue funk

thrown into a blue funk

gotten on your nerves

thrown into a fright

threw into a fright

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

gave one the creeps

given one the creeps

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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.”

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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.”

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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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Verb

threw a monkey wrench into

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

baulked^UK

balked^US

blocked

confounded

mystified

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

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