Confounding
Confounding adjective - That confounds or contradicts or confuses.
Perplexing and confounding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perplexing" instead the word "Confounding" as an adjective or a noun.
Perplexing
Perplexing adjective - Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity.
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Synonyms for Perplexing
Confounding and perplexing are semantically related. You can use "Confounding" instead the word "Perplexing" as an adjective or a noun.
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Related pairs
- complex and confounding
- complex and perplexing
- difficult and confounding
- difficult and perplexing
- complicated and confounding
- complicated and perplexing
- upsetting and confounding
- upsetting and perplexing
- paradoxical and confounding
- paradoxical and perplexing
- astonishing and confounding
- astonishing and perplexing
- puzzling and confounding
- puzzling and perplexing
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