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bewildered

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verb

past tense of bewilder

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Recent Examples of bewildered
Adjective
Old Trafford was where distraught, bewildered fans felt physically compelled to go to express their grief. Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025 Spaun looked bewildered as Rory stalked past him toward the 17th green. David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 The resulting bloodshed brings the pair of goofy gendarmes into bewildered action, as the Zero cavalry trots in on short-legged white horses and Jony, Line, Rudy, and the local One leader, Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei), deploy on their respective sides. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025 More than a year later, the campus remains in a state of bewildered unease. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bewildered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewildered
Adjective
  • Case in point: his goal for Portugal Under-17s against Morocco in September 2023, a ludicrous solo effort that left a trail of dazed defenders scratching their heads and wondering what the hell had just happened.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Sea lions and dolphins have been observed rigid with seizures, acting dazed and confused.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • As Chelsea, Wood widens her eyes and slants her eyebrows up when confused, bares her teeth and scrunches her whole face in terror, and barely contains her smile when smitten.
    Ashliene McMenamy, Allure, 8 Apr. 2025
  • And while my four rides in Waymo's Jaguar i-Pace vehicles around Los Angeles last summer didn't feature any such fits of indecisiveness, the cars have had their own confused moments.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The distracted driver hit two cars, both heading west, after reportedly going left of center, OSHP's Chardon Post Trooper William Head confirmed, per the outlet.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Maria Espinosa was walking her son Misael Rico, then 6 years old, to school in January 2011 when a distracted driver jumped a curb and pinned the boy beneath the vehicle, the family said.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Back in 2023, Skrillex resurfaced unexpectedly with two new albums at once—Quest for Fire and Don’t Get Too Close—to showcase how his rattling bass juggernauts had evolved and his newfound grasp on dizzy emo-rap had tightened.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Arielle appears to have repeatedly expressed her unease with the hike, including the steep height and feeling dizzy after taking a photo on a tree.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025

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“Bewildered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewildered. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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