confounded
adjective
con·found·ed kən-ˈfau̇n-dəd 
(ˌ)kän-ˈfau̇n-,
ˈkän-ˌfau̇n-
1
: confused, perplexed
2
: damned
I can't close this confounded window.
confoundedly adverb
Synonyms
- accursed
- accurst
- blasted
- cursed
- curst
- cussed
- damnable
- dang
- danged
- darn
- durn
- darned
- durned
- deuced
- doggone
- doggoned
- freaking
- infernal
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Example Sentences
I can't close this confounded window! that confounded dog chewed up my shoe
Recent Examples on the Web The displeasure of it gave way to absurdity, out of which emerged a mutual, confounded glee. 
Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020 In Europe itself, Greece has so far confounded predictions by avoiding the kind of mass outbreaks that have claimed tens of thousands of lives in Italy, France, and Britain. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020 And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form. Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2020 And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form. Jacob Bogage, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2020 The Germans are no less confounded than the Democrats. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 June 2019 Learn how to work the confounded thing at free Android smartphone workshops being held in South Florida, sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons. Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 9 Mar. 2018 For decades, recovery stories like this confounded researchers, who characterized autism as a lifelong condition. Brendan Borrell, Slate Magazine, 22 Sep. 2017 See More
Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020 In Europe itself, Greece has so far confounded predictions by avoiding the kind of mass outbreaks that have claimed tens of thousands of lives in Italy, France, and Britain. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020 And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form. Jacob Bogage, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2020 And with wild swings on Tuesday, the markets proved those predictions correct, a marker of how confounded investors appear as the covid-19 economic crisis takes a fuller form. Jacob Bogage, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2020 The Germans are no less confounded than the Democrats. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 14 June 2019 Learn how to work the confounded thing at free Android smartphone workshops being held in South Florida, sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons. Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 9 Mar. 2018 For decades, recovery stories like this confounded researchers, who characterized autism as a lifelong condition. Brendan Borrell, Slate Magazine, 22 Sep. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English confunded, confounded, from past participle of confounden "to confound"
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
confounded 1 of 2
adjective
1
as in cursed
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure that confounded dog chewed up my shoe Synonyms & Similar Words
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- cursed
- freaking
- blasted
- terrible
- awful
- accursed
- danged
- deuced
- damnable
- wretched
- cussed
- rotten
- darned
- infernal
- dang
- pitiful
- darn
- doggone
- doggoned
- accurst
- curst
- detestable
- durned
- sorry
- atrocious
- miserable
- odious
- nasty
- abominable
- durn
- lousy
- execrable
- contemptible
- vile
- shameful
- bum
- pitiable
- punk
- despicable
- scurvy
- scabby
- scummy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- marvelous
- great
- laudable
- commendable
- creditable
- wonderful
- marvellous
- praiseworthy
2
as in perplexed
faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do the sudden burden of familial responsibility has left him anxious and confounded Synonyms & Similar Words
- perplexed
- baffled
- bewildered
- confused
- embarrassed
- nonplussed
- nonplused
- at a loss
- hard put
- flustered
- put to it
- hard-pressed
- disconcerted
- fazed
- put out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- undaunted
- unfazed
- composed
- untroubled
3
as in bewildered
suffering from mental confusion since their house is old and impressive-looking, they are frequently imposed upon by confounded tourists Synonyms & Similar Words
- bewildered
- confused
- dazed
- stunned
- distracted
- dizzy
- befuddled
- bedeviled
- bemused
- stupefied
- silly
- muddleheaded
- fogged
- at sea
- raddled
- befogged
- addled
- dopey
- pixilated
- zonked
- addle
- slaphappy
- addlepated
- spacey
- punchy
- unconscious
- mixed-up
- muzzy
- pixillated
- shell-shocked
- punch-drunk
- bushed
- out of it
- spaced
- zonked-out
- dopy
- spacy
- spaced-out
- senseless
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conscious
- clearheaded
- alert
confounded
2 of 2verb
1
as in baffled
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly Synonyms & Similar Words
- baffled
- puzzled
- perplexed
- bewildered
- confused
- vexed
- befuddled
- mystified
- flummoxed
- stunned
- embarrassed
- disturbed
- bemused
- bamboozled
- discombobulated
- muddled
- rattled
- disoriented
- flustered
- bothered
- fuddled
- upset
- muddied
- posed
- addled
- mazed
- befogged
- foxed
- unsettled
- beat
- buffaloed
- got
- disconcerted
- discomfited
- vext
- graveled
- nonplussed
- stumped
- dismayed
- mortified
- stuck
- disquieted
- abashed
- agitated
- perturbed
- distressed
- chagrined
- blew one's mind
- misled
- discomforted
- gravelled
- fazed
- went to one's head
- discountenanced
- deceived
- beguiled
- deluded
- discomposed
- nonplused
- misguided
- fooled
- unhinged
- weirded out
- duped
- tricked
- hoodwinked
- humbugged
- cozened
- gulled
- strung along
- snowed
- took in
- hoaxed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- satisfied
- assured
- reassured
- informed
- enlightened
2
as in confused
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress his renewed popularity has confounded the critics who said his singing career was dead Synonyms & Similar Words
- confused
- embarrassed
- flustered
- disconcerted
- nonplussed
- discomfited
- rattled
- disturbed
- mortified
- abashed
- bothered
- upset
- unsettled
- nonplused
- fazed
- dismayed
- discountenanced
- disquieted
- perturbed
- humiliated
- distressed
- discomforted
- chagrined
- agitated
- discomposed
- unhinged
- humbled
- shamed
- degraded
- demeaned
- debased
- put off
- queered
- put out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- relieved
- comforted
- soothed
- calmed
- consoled
- reassured
- cheered
- emboldened
- encouraged
- assured
- buoyed
- heartened
3
as in conflated
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related I think you've confounded astrology with astronomy Synonyms & Similar Words
- confused
- conflated
- mistook
- misapplied
- miscalled
- misidentified
- misnamed
- mixed (up)
- lumped (together)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- distinguished
- separated
- differentiated
- discriminated
- differenced
4
as in refuted
to prove to be false new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization Synonyms & Similar Words
- refuted
- challenged
- overturned
- confuted
- discredited
- disproved
- rebutted
- disconfirmed
- belied
- discussed
- debunked
- falsified
- questioned
- doubted
- shot down
- mistrusted
- contested
- overthrew
- debated
- queried
- gave the lie to
- mooted
- talked over
- hashed (over)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- proved
- established
- confirmed
- showed
- validated
- recorded
- supported
- verified
- evidenced
- documented
- witnessed
- identified
- manifested
- evinced
- demonstrated
- corroborated
- displayed
- backed (up)
- attested
- illustrated
- buttressed
- adduced
- certified
- substantiated
- authenticated