Perplexing
Perplexing adjective - Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity.
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Synonyms for Perplexing
Tortuous and perplexing are semantically related In some cases you can use "Tortuous" instead an adjective "Perplexing".
Tortuous
Tortuous adjective - Marked by a long series of irregular curves.
Perplexing and tortuous are semantically related in complex topic. Sometimes you can use "Perplexing" instead an adjective "Tortuous".
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Related pairs
- elaborate and perplexing
- elaborate and tortuous
- complex and perplexing
- complex and tortuous
- difficult and perplexing
- difficult and tortuous
- hard and perplexing
- hard and tortuous
- involved and perplexing
- involved and tortuous
- ambiguous and perplexing
- ambiguous and tortuous
- complicated and perplexing
- complicated and tortuous
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Tortuous and Perplexing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/perplexing/tortuous
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Tortuous or Perplexing. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/perplexing/tortuous.
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