Confuse
Confuse verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.
Instance
Instance verb - To show or make clear by using examples.
Usage example: instanced the hero's moral courage with several examples from the novel
Common collocations
| series | confuse series | instance series |
| time | confuse time | instance time |
| characters | confuse characters | instance characters |
Both words in one sentence
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To confuse investigators; for instance, if a suspect has been arrested and the crimes continue (thanks to Jack The Ripoff), the suspect will look innocent.
Source: Jack the Ripoff -
However, the term "corporation" is now used mostly to mean "business corporation", and this older usage can confuse people, though that lives on when saying a town has "incorporated" for instance.
Source: One Nation Under Copyright -
For instance, the Rik'Talish is not immune to Stone, and Vigoro II is not immune to Confuse.
Source: Video Game / Skies of Arcadia
Cite this Source
Instance and Confuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/confuse/instance
Confuse & Instance. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/confuse/instance>.
Instance or Confuse. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/confuse/instance.
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