Daunting and Perplexing

Daunting

Daunting adjective - Discouraging through fear.

Perplexing and daunting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perplexing" instead an adjective "Daunting".

Nearby Words: daunt, daunted

Perplexing

Perplexing adjective - Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity.
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Synonyms for Perplexing

Daunting and perplexing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Daunting" instead an adjective "Perplexing".

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