Antonyms for perplexed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : per-plekst
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈplɛkst


Definition of perplexed

Origin :
  • late 15c., past participle adjective; see perplex. A case of a past participle form attested centuries before the verb (perplex isn't recorded until 17c.). Related: Perplexedly; perplexedness.
  • adj confused
  • adj involved
Example sentences :
  • He felt committed for labor; glad was he, very, yet perplexed.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Light of some sort began to dawn on the perplexed faces of the gentlemen.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • "But there wasn't any shot," the perplexed and alarmed detective expostulated.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Presently he came down again, his face looking drawn and perplexed.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Mr. Blackwell, abashed and perplexed, returned to his companion.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • One thing had perplexed me very much in going from bed to bed.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • His nose and tongue still hurt, but he was perplexed by a greater trouble.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • Turl watched her face, with a softened, wistful, perplexed look on his own.
  • Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
  • If Imogen were perplexed and confounded, Roderic was scarcely more happy.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • How greatly have they perplexed, and how deeply distressed me!
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

Synonyms for perplexed

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