Antonyms for baffling


Grammar : Adj
Spell : baf-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæf əl


Definition of baffling

Origin :
  • 1783, "bewildering," present participle adjective from baffle (v.); earlier a sailor's adjective for winds that blow variously and make headway difficult (c.1770s).
  • adj puzzling
Example sentences :
  • There had been in her gaze a conflict of emotions, strong and baffling.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • His face had altered in the last year, but not for the worse, which was baffling.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • These women spoke a baffling language; their psychology was hard for me.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • It was the most bewildering, the most baffling jig-saw of a business she had ever heard of.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • This unforeseen veil, baffling his curiosity checked his brusqueness.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • Then he studied her again, the most baffling member of his staff.
  • Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • Erica was indeed ever confronted with one of the most baffling of all baffling mysteries.
  • Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall
  • The presence of two persons in the room was the baffling factor.
  • Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees
  • The winds were baffling and light, so we made but slow progress.
  • Extract from : « The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue » by Various
  • So there we leave the most surprising and baffling of historical mysteries.
  • Extract from : « The Valet's Tragedy and Other Stories » by Andrew Lang

Synonyms for baffling

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