Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb confuse

5 senses of confuse

Sense 1
confuse, confound -- (mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary")
       => mistake, misidentify -- (identify incorrectly; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister")

Sense 2
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate -- (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 3
confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off -- (cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her")
       => embarrass, abash -- (cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious)

Sense 4
jumble, confuse, mix up -- (assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence")
       => assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together -- (create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee")

Sense 5
confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate -- (make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj confusing

2 senses of confusing

Sense 1
confusing -- (causing confusion or disorientation; "a confusing jumble of road signs"; "being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child")

INDIRECT (VIA disorienting) -> orienting, orientating -- (positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually; "noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive"; "an orienting program for new employees")

Sense 2
confusing, perplexing, puzzling -- (lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement")

INDIRECT (VIA unclear) -> clear -- (readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature")

Similarity of adj confusing

2 senses of confusing

Sense 1
confusing -- (causing confusion or disorientation; "a confusing jumble of road signs"; "being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child")
       => disorienting (vs. orienting) -- (causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings; "making so many turns to the right and then the left was completely disorienting"; "a sharp blow to the head can be disorienting")

Sense 2
confusing, perplexing, puzzling -- (lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement")
       => unclear (vs. clear) -- (not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day")