Perplexing and Strange

Perplexing

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

Strange is a synonym for perplexing in puzzling topic. In some cases you can use "Strange" instead an adjective "Perplexing".

Strange

Strange adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Usage example: the strange smell we'd noticed turned out, unhappily, to be from the dinner our host was making

Perplexing is a synonym for strange in unusual topic. Sometimes you can use "Perplexing" instead an adjective "Strange", if it concerns topics such as odd, deviating.

Nearby Words: strangeness, stranger, strangely
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