ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpuzzled
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puzzled
Meaning: confused because something is difficult to understand
puzzled in a sentence
How puzzled is used in real sentences:
The students looked puzzled by the final clue in the riddle.
Rina was puzzled when her experiment produced a completely different result.
“Mara was puzzled because her morning check had shown nothing wrong.”
— from the passage The Boat in the Rain
Synonyms for puzzled
Other words for puzzled — confused, perplexed and baffled — carry the same meaning.
- confused
- perplexed
- baffled
Antonyms of puzzled
Words that mean the opposite of puzzled:
- certain
- clearheaded
Where it comes from
From puzzle, a word of uncertain origin
Memory hook
A tricky puzzle leaves you puzzled.