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as in difficult
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as in perplexing
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as in baffling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
the similar-sounding words "censure" and "censor" often confuse people
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as in complicating
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
stop confusing the issue with irrelevant facts
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as in mistaking
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
a lot of people confuse popular fame with enduring achievement
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as in embarrassing
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
she was confused by the shocking bluntness of his marriage proposal
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as in disrupting
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
vandals had hopelessly confused the papers in the office files
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confusing
Adjective
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The worst of this is during residency, where 80-plus hour work weeks, 24-plus hour shifts, and difficult on-call schedules are the norm.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025 -
But their happy romance is soon demolished when Jenny reappears in their lives, thrusting all three into a difficult and messy journey towards true accountability and adulthood.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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Why our leader makes these drastic decisions to benefit the earlier mentioned Vladimir is perplexing and there are plenty of juicy explanations in circulation.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, what was perplexing was with with seconds dwindling on the clock in the fourth quarter, down one, the Yellow Jackets Tonie Morgan brings the ball up the court and passes it off to Dani Carnegie.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Protests keep disrupting life in Dhaka, the capital.—
Saif Hasnat Atul Loke,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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For example, Russian GPS jamming near Kaliningrad in 2023 affected over 46,000 flights to and from Europe, disrupting civilian and military operations alike.—
Jack Hidary,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Brown said many large-cap stocks in the Nasdaq 100 index share troublesome characteristics with Tesla shares.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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The ease with which people can bet from apps on their phones and the vast array of available bets make online sports wagering particularly troublesome, experts told NBC News.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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One huge factor here is that Wilds did not have a somewhat baffling Switch-only launch like Rise did, accounting for almost all of this huge sales gap.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Even more baffling: Lemons went back to work just three weeks later!—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Russia was becoming more closed, and this was disconcerting for a generation that had grown up in a modernized and relatively open society.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2024
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Calculations on how many homeowners are at risk and how many are covered vary, but all are disconcerting.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
4 Oct. 2024
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Experts warn that an afternoon or evening coffee could disrupt your circadian rhythm, disturbing your sleep.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
7 Jan. 2025
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The Piano Teacher asks you (and teaches you) to stick with disturbing moments and unpleasant characters.—
Ilana Masad,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That leads to the second point: automating boring tasks, or delegating unpleasant things to the AI itself.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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This grandma insisted my daughter hit her, then made the tour unpleasant Ask a real estate pro: Can HOA force owner to put up fence and swap out plants?—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Confusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confusing. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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