Synonyms and Antonyms of baffle
1
to prevent from achieving a goal
- the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference
bar, block, clog, encumber, fetter, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, tie up, trammel
arrest, check, halt, set back, short-circuit, stall, stop
avert, forestall, obviate, preclude, prevent
negate, neutralize, nullify
counteract, offset
conquer, defeat, overcome
2
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
- she was baffled by the wording of the clause in the insurance policy
addle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, confuse, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex
stick, stump, weird out
abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset
beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick