1
[ verb ] be a mystery or bewildering to

Synonyms

puzzle bewilder baffle mystify amaze stick stupify stupefy gravel nonplus beat dumbfound pose trounce flummox vex get

Examples

"This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!" "a vexing problem" "This question really stuck me"

Related terms

confuse stagger elude riddle stump solve puzzle_over mystery bewilderment mystification mystification stupefaction puzzle

2
[ verb ] make more complicated

Synonyms

complicate

Examples

"There was a new development that complicated the matter"

Related terms

simplify change complexify snarl complication complication

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Rhymes with

complex duplex x. multiplex x ex flecks flex complex simplex telex specks specs beck's cybersex apex wrecks necks vex next sex vertex silex reflex respects latex annex effects convex amex annex ibex effects index unisex convex cortex vortex

Phonetic and Homophones

P ER0 P L EH1 K S

Similar Spelling

perplexed perplexity perplexing purple Periploca

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