What is another word for puzzling ?

too difficult to understand

Difficult to understand or explain

difficult to understand

full of twists and turns

impossible to understand

woolly^UK

wooly^US

gray^US

grey^UK

too hard to understand

riddlelike

not easily understood

ravelled^UK

raveled^US

generalized^US

generalised^UK

impossible to interpret

poker-faced

directed

coached

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“We hope these papers will fuel continued interest in the puzzling patterns of thermal plasticity.”

Adjective

not quite right in the head

Unusual or out of the ordinary

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

like nothing on earth

flakey^US

flaky^UK

away with the fairies

as daft as a brush

stark staring mad

not the full shilling

specialized^US

specialised^UK

have bats in the belfry

not right in the head

not right upstairs

customized^US

never to be forgotten

customised^UK

untrammeled^US

not in your right mind

by itself

self-contained

on its own

a few cards shy of a full deck

deprived of one's wits

one card shy of a full deck

manic-depressive

over the edge

non compos

severely mentally ill

one sandwich short of a picnic

having kangaroos in the top paddock

flipped-out

as mad as a March hare

flipped out

crazy as a loon

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

potentially dangerous

have kangaroos in the top paddock

mentally unbalanced

have a screw loose

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Adjective

between rock and hard place

Open to discussion or argument

a controversial subject

between sixes and sevens

up for debate

gray^US

grey^UK

neither fish nor fowl

clear as dishwater

up for grabs

in contention

neither one thing nor the other

in a state of uncertainty

still open to question

still open to doubt

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Adjective

beyond the bounds of possibility

(of an argument or statement) Not seeming reasonable or probable

labored^US

laboured^UK

not worth considering

not in the least likely

beyond the realm of reason

not remotely possible

not able to hold water

phony^US

phoney^UK

extremely implausible

extremely difficult to believe

potentially dangerous

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Adjective

enough to try the patience of a saint

Causing annoyance, frustration, or worry

enough to drive you up the wall

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

unfavorable^US

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Adjective

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Causing emotion, excitement, or stimulation in the mind

galvanising^UK

galvanizing^US

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

energizing^US

energising^UK

phony^US

like a dream come true

flustering

beyond the realm of reason

phoney^UK

beyond one's wildest dreams

never to be forgotten

giving one food for thought

mesmerizing^US

mesmerising^UK

flakey^US

flaky^UK

extremely implausible

beyond the bounds of possibility

extremely difficult to believe

not in the least likely

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Adjective

Difficult to describe or define

Adjective

giving one food for thought

Causing a desire to know more

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

mesmerising^UK

mesmerizing^US

hypnotizing^US

hypnotising^UK

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

likable^US

likeable^UK

aesthetic^UK

esthetic^US

as pretty as a picture

colourful^UK

colorful^US

galvanizing^US

appetizing^US

galvanising^UK

appetising^UK

magnetising^UK

magnetizing^US

civilized^US

civilised^UK

aesthetically pleasing

aesthetically appealing

like a dream come true

physically attractive

favorable^US

favourable^UK

savoury^UK

savory^US

pleasantly old-fashioned

greatly to one's liking

very pleasurable

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

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Adjective

Lacking a coherent or logical sequence or connection

unorganized^US

woolly^UK

wooly^US

unorganised^UK

like a dog's breakfast

pell-mell

littered

every which way

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Noun

The act or process of being in thought

sweeping someone off their feet

judgement^UK

judgment^US

period of deliberation

spell of contemplation

period of reflection

spell of deliberation

spell of reflection

period of contemplation

thinking of other things

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Verb

Causing of amazement

taking your breath away

hypnotizing^US

hypnotising^UK

taking the wind out of your sails

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

stopping someone in their tracks

hitting like a ton of bricks

paralysing^UK

setting someone back on their heels

scandalising^UK

completely surprising

traumatising^UK

insulting

hitting like ton of bricks

grossing out

raising someone's eyebrows

paralyzing^US

shaking out of your complacency

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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

making someone scratch their head

Present participle for to cause (someone) to be confused or perplexed

setting someone thinking

causing to be at a stand

stopping someone in their tracks

messing with one's head

balking^US

baulking^UK

putting someone off their stroke

leaving aghast

knocking out

making your head spin

taking your breath away

knocking the stuffing out of

distracting from

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

causing to lose your bearings

causing someone to lose their composure

throwing into a tizz

bolixing up

bumfuzzling

knocking over with feather

throwing into a tizzy

sweeping someone off their feet

putting out of countenance

setting someone back on their heels

putting someone off their stride

upsetting the applecart

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

Verb

making someone scratch their head

Present participle for to cause alarm or dismay to

throwing into a tizzy

crushing

stunning

making self-conscious

putting out of countenance

terrorizing^US

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

terrorising^UK

filling with consternation

scaring the bejesus out of

causing discomfort to

striking terror into

cowing

making one's hair stand on end

scaring the living daylights out of

making one's blood run cold

scaring the pants off

scaring someone out of their wits

putting the fear of God into

throwing into a blue funk

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

filling with terror

throwing into a panic

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

putting someone off their stroke

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

giving someone goose pimples

freezing your blood

getting the wind up

consternating

throwing into a fright

frightening out of your wits

striking terror in

making someone jump out of their skin

scaring the pants off of

frightening the living daylights out of

setting someone back on their heels

making restless

sending over the edge

pulling the rug from under

firing up

winding up

pulling the rug out from under

making someone jump out of his skin

hurting somebody's feelings

freaking

getting on your wick

taking pains

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

giving a shock

making jump

sweating out

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

chilling to the marrow

throwing into disarray

scaring someone half to death

making someone shake in their shoes

scaring the hell out of

frightening the life out of

frightening someone out of their wits

sending into a cold sweat

scaring the life out of

scaring the daylights out of

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

Verb

Present participle 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

Present participle 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

throwing a spanner in the works

Present participle for to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck

baulking^UK

balking^US

putting the kibosh on

hanging up

cutting off

choking off

cramping one's style

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

dead-ending

giving the run around

hanging fire

holding off

putting on hold

putting on back burner

throwing a monkey wrench into

Verb

Present participle for to consider or give serious or careful thought to

putting on thinking cap

debating with oneself

beating one's brains out about

pondering on

pondering over

giving consideration to

enquiring^UK

cudgeling your brains

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

turning over in one's mind

building castles in air

considering the pros and cons of

having your head in the clouds

running up a flagpole

giving much thought to

giving some thought to

letting one's thoughts wander

indulging in wool-gathering

recking

taking under advisement

thinking things through

taking into consideration

entertaining the idea of

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

keeping talking about

doping

keeping thinking about

going on about

spending too much time thinking about

conducting research into

applying reasoning to

applying logic to

doing research

conducting a survey of

taking under consideration

stopping to consider

beating one's brains

drifting off

staying in the clouds

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