Synonyms and Antonyms of bemuse
1
to hold the attention of
- a public that seemed more bemused by the shenanigans of celebrities than by a war being waged half a world away
absorb, busy, catch up, engage, engross, enthrall (or enthral), enwrap, fascinate, grip, immerse, interest, intrigue, involve, occupy
allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, obsess
hypnotize, mesmerize
distract, preoccupy
hog, monopolize
2
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
- the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress
addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, 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
