bewildered
adjective
, bē-\
Definition of bewildered
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Synonyms & Antonyms for bewildered
Synonyms
addle, addled, addlepated, bedeviled, befogged, befuddled, bemused, bushed [chiefly Australian], confounded, confused, dazed, distracted, dizzy, dopey (also dopy), fogged, mixed-up, muddleheaded, muzzy, pixilated (also pixillated), punch-drunk, punchy, raddled, shell-shocked, silly, slaphappy, spaced-out (or spaced), spacey (also spacy), stunned, stupefied, zonked, zonked-out
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The never-ending wait for a treaty is building a Great Wall of Uncertainty around thousands of bewildered businesses. — Deroy Murdock, National Review, "As U.S.–China Talks Meander, U.S.–U.K. Pact Could Revive Free Trade," 16 Aug. 2019 From there, Wang cuts to a shot of the bewildered guests staring at him. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, "When a Lie Becomes Your Breakout Film," 14 July 2019 Google’s orangutan, for example, looks bewildered, but Apple’s is just hanging out doing orangutan stuff. — Jon Porter, The Verge, "Why does Apple hate falafel?," 17 July 2019 On a hot June night, this see-saw affair — in front of a sellout crowd of 47,452 — had casual fans jumping out their seats at all of the fireworks, while baseball purists no doubt shook their bewildered heads at the carnage. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "Rockies’ losing streak against Dodgers hits 12 games as closer Wade Davis continues to struggle," 27 June 2019 The bewildered group tried to figure out what to do. — Judy L. Thomas, kansascity, "He found a baby 36 years ago on a cold, snowy KC porch. Now he wants to find her again | The Kansas City Star," 25 May 2018 The senior left-hander bewildered Fremd with a superb mix of off-speed pitches and accuracy, lifting the Mustangs to a 3-0 victory in the Class 4A Schaumburg Supersectional at Boomers Stadium. — Patrick Z. Mcgavin, Daily Southtown, "'I am made for these big moments': Vic Aguilar pitches St. Rita back to 4A state semifinals," 4 June 2019 Few companies appeal to more disparate corners of American society than the Walt Disney Co., so count us among the bewildered to see Disney CEO Bob Iger march to the front lines of the culture wars. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Disney’s Culture War," 30 May 2019 Abandoned to the world, these bewildered and naive Thin Bloods threaten the Masquerade, the elaborate social pact that prevents humans from finding out about vampires. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "15 years later, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is finally happening," 21 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bewildered.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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