Synonyms for confused

modified

1. Puzzled in mind

   disconcerted, perplexed, disoriented; see bewildered, doubtful 2.

2. Not properly distinguished

   mixed up, mistaken, jumbled, snarled, deranged, out of order, embroiled, disarrayed, confounded, chaotic, disordered, disorganized, muddled, scrambled, garbled, miscellaneous, inextricable, slovenly, untidy, messy, addled, misapprehended, unclear, incoherent, involved, miscalculated, misunderstood, blurred, obscure, obscured, tangled, mazy, topsy-turvy*, higgledy-piggledy*, balled up*, fouled up*, screwed up*, in a mess*, haywire*, snafu*, bollixed up*; see also disordered, disorderly 1, obscure 1, tangled.

   Antonyms discriminated, distinguished*, ordered.