Synonyms and Antonyms of puzzlement
- her explanation did little to relieve his puzzlement
bafflement, bamboozlement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, confusedness, confusion, discombobulation, distraction, fog, head-scratching, maze [chiefly dialect], muddle, mystification, perplexity, tangle, whirl
- the whole situation remains a puzzlement to everyone who was there
brainteaser, case, challenge, knot, matter, perplexity, poser, problem, stumper, trouble