Synonyms and Antonyms of confusion
1
a state of mental uncertainty
- the farmer's driving directions to the fairground just left us in total confusion
bafflement, bamboozlement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, confusedness, discombobulation, distraction, fog, head-scratching, maze [chiefly dialect], muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, tangle, whirl
abashment, discomfiture, disconcertment, embarrassment, mortification
agitation, chagrin, discomfort, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, perturbation, upset
bother, commotion, dither, flurry, fluster, fuss, stew, turmoil
2
a state in which everything is out of order
- it was hard to find anything in that confusion in the attic
chance-medley, chaos, disarrangement, disarray, dishevelment, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, free-for-all, havoc, heck, hell, jumble, mare's nest, mess, messiness, misorder, muddle, muss, shambles, snake pit, tumble, welter
anarchy, lawlessness, misrule, riot
knot, snarl, tangle
labyrinth, maze, web
maelstrom, storm
bollix, clutter, litter, mishmash, shuffle
hodgepodge, medley, miscellany, morass, motley
3
the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable
- thrown into speechless confusion by the wild accusations
agitation, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, perturbation, unease, uneasiness, upset
disgrace, ignominy, shame
debasement, degradation, humiliation, mortification
humble pie
