Confuse Synonyms and Antonyms

kən-fyo͝oz
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. befuddle
  2. confound
  3. fuddle
  4. bewilder
  5. discombobulate
  6. addle
  7. jumble
  8. mix-up
  9. perplex
  10. puzzle
  11. muddle
  12. throw
  13. mystify
  14. obscure
  15. embarrass
  16. abash
  17. baffle
  18. frustrate
  19. disconcert
  20. discompose
  21. blend
  22. daze
  23. disarrange
  24. cloud
  25. dumbfound
  26. fluster
  27. complicate
  28. befog
  29. nonplus
  30. misinform
  31. mislead
  32. discomfit
  33. disorient
  34. derange
  35. upset
  36. distract
  37. embroil
  38. bedevil
  39. snarl
  40. perturb
  41. rattle
  42. obfuscate
  43. unhinge
  44. throw off
  45. stump
  46. flurry
  47. astonish
  48. disorder
  49. garble
  50. scramble
  51. mix
  52. mingle
  53. becloud
  54. fog
  55. stir-up
  56. agitate
  57. amaze
  58. worry
  59. trouble
  60. unsettle
  61. bemuse
  62. dizzy
  63. clutter
  64. darken
  65. blunder
  66. chagrin
  67. involve
  68. blur
  69. dismay
  70. faze
  71. entangle
  72. encumber
  73. discountenance
  74. lead-astray
  75. addle the wits
  76. disrupt
  77. render uncertain
  78. fox
  79. make-a-hash-of
  80. divert
  81. make a mess of
  82. throw off the scent
  83. foul-up
  84. embrangle
  85. ball up
  86. cross up
  87. put at a loss
  88. make one's head swim
  89. flummox
  90. maze
  91. mistake
  92. muddy
  93. pose
  94. stupefy
  95. obnubilate
Antonyms:
  1. clear
  2. order
  3. clarify
  4. organize
  5. untangle
  6. separate
To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. disconcert
  2. abash
  3. chagrin
  4. confound
  5. discomfit
  6. discomfort
  7. flurry
  8. discountenance
  9. embarrass
  10. faze
  11. mortify
  12. put off
To take (one thing) mistakenly for another
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. confound
  2. mistake
  3. mix-up
Antonyms:
  1. explain
  2. clear up
  3. clarify
  4. enlighten
To put into total disorder
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. jumble
  2. ball up
  3. disorder
  4. mess up
  5. muddle
  6. scramble
  7. snarl
  8. snafu
  9. mix-up

Words Related to Confuse

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Confuse Sentence Examples

  • It would only confuse the issue further.

  • For the same reason it is erroneous to confuse " all existing" with a general idea.

  • Don't confuse love with pity, Carmen.

  • In like manner it would be erroneous to confuse the sense of the expression as it obtains on the continent of Europe with what is understood under this term in England and America.

  • But it is easy to confuse them by mistaking examples of deduction for inductions.

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