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单词 puzzling
释义

puzzling

adjective

puz·​zling ˈpə-zə-liŋ How to pronounce puzzling (audio)
ˈpəz-liŋ
: difficult to understand or solve
puzzling symptoms
puzzlingly adverb

Example Sentences

The directions are somewhat puzzling.
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1659, in the meaning defined above

puzzling 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in inexplicable

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • inexplicable
  • mysterious
  • incomprehensible
  • unclear
  • indecipherable
  • indiscernible
  • vague
  • hieroglyphic
  • obscure
  • obfuscatory
  • hieroglyphical
  • nebulous
  • indistinct
  • shadowy
  • undetermined
  • foggy
  • undefined
  • blurry
  • opaque
  • faint
  • hazy
  • fuzzy
  • indistinguishable
  • murky
  • misty
  • indefinite
  • bleary
  • gloomy
  • pale
  • dim
  • blear
  • dark
  • gauzy
  • invisible
  • dusky
  • intangible
  • inappreciable
  • impalpable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obvious
  • evident
  • distinct
  • certain
  • plain
  • sure
  • bright
  • strong
  • clear
  • definite
  • firm
  • pellucid
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2
as in perplexing

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • perplexing
  • baffling
  • mystifying
  • bewildering
  • confounding
  • bizarre
  • strange
  • unusual
  • shocking
  • remarkable
  • curious
  • outrageous
  • eerie
  • quirky
  • funny
  • peculiar
  • weird
  • grotesque
  • outlandish
  • uncommon
  • wacky
  • idiosyncratic
  • screwy
  • atypical
  • unique
  • quaint
  • rare
  • kinky
  • outré
  • marvelous
  • whacky
  • unnatural
  • freakish
  • singular
  • prodigious
  • flaky
  • aberrant
  • eery
  • unwonted
  • miraculous
  • freak
  • marvellous
  • way-out
  • fantastic
  • phenomenal
  • uncanny
  • far-out
  • queerish
  • magical
  • wild
  • fantastical
  • out-of-the-way
  • queer
  • striking
  • unorthodox
  • supernatural
  • transcendental
  • unearthly
  • notable
  • transcendent
  • unconventional
  • superhuman
  • noticeable
  • salient
  • conspicuous
  • prominent
  • outstanding
  • supernormal
  • preternatural
  • uncustomary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • typical
  • ordinary
  • usual
  • prosaic
  • unremarkable
  • commonplace
  • familiar
  • routine
  • everyday
  • average
  • predictable
  • garden
  • unexceptional
  • common
  • frequent
  • expected
  • workaday
  • run-of-the-mill
  • customary
  • regular
  • habitual
  • wonted
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puzzling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of puzzle
as in baffling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • baffling
  • perplexing
  • bewildering
  • confusing
  • mystifying
  • befuddling
  • vexing
  • embarrassing
  • disturbing
  • bemusing
  • confounding
  • disorienting
  • stunning
  • discombobulating
  • posing
  • rattling
  • bothering
  • upsetting
  • muddling
  • fuddling
  • flummoxing
  • flustering
  • unsettling
  • bamboozling
  • mazing
  • muddying
  • addling
  • befogging
  • disconcerting
  • graveling
  • getting
  • foxing
  • beating
  • distressing
  • buffaloing
  • discomfiting
  • disquieting
  • dismaying
  • stumping
  • blowing one's mind
  • gravelling
  • mortifying
  • discomforting
  • perturbing
  • misleading
  • sticking
  • going to one's head
  • agitating
  • beguiling
  • nonplussing
  • unhinging
  • weirding out
  • discountenancing
  • deceiving
  • nonplusing
  • discomposing
  • abashing
  • misguiding
  • fazing
  • humbugging
  • hoaxing
  • deluding
  • fooling
  • tricking
  • snowing
  • gulling
  • duping
  • hoodwinking
  • stringing along
  • chagrining
  • taking in
  • cozening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • satisfying
  • assuring
  • reassuring
  • informing
  • enlightening
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