confuse - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

mistake one thing for another

Synonyms

• confound
• confuse

More generic

• misidentify
• mistake

Related

• blur
• confuse
• jumble
• mix up
• obnubilate
• obscure

Verb

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

Synonyms

• blur
• confuse
• obnubilate
• obscure

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

More specific

• muddy

Related

• confound
• confuse

Verb

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Synonyms

• bedevil
• befuddle
• confound
• confuse
• discombobulate
• fox
• fuddle
• throw

More generic

• be

More specific

• amaze
• baffle
• beat
• bewilder
• demoralize
• disorient
• disorientate
• dumbfound
• flummox
• get
• gravel
• mystify
• nonplus
• perplex
• pose
• puzzle
• stick
• stupefy
• vex

Related

• confuse
• disconcert
• flurry
• put off

Verb

assemble without order or sense

Synonyms

• confuse
• jumble
• mix up

More generic

• assemble
• piece
• put together
• set up
• tack
• tack together

More specific

• addle
• muddle
• puddle

Related

• confound
• confuse

Verb

cause to feel embarrassment

Synonyms

• confuse
• disconcert
• flurry
• put off

More generic

• abash
• embarrass

More specific

• bother
• deflect
• distract
• fluster

Related

• bedevil
• befuddle
• confound
• confuse
• discombobulate
• fox
• fuddle
• throw

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