Synonyms and Antonyms of confuse
1
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
- the similar-sounding words "censure" and "censor" often confuse people
addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, 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
2
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
- stop confusing the issue with irrelevant facts
complicate, perplex, sophisticate
entangle, snarl, tangle
disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disorder, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, scramble, shuffle, tousle, upset
3
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
- a lot of people confuse popular fame with enduring achievement
4
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
- she was confused by the shocking bluntness of his marriage proposal
abash, confound, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, put off, put out, unhinge, unsettle, upset
debase, degrade,
