Synonyms of the word

confuse

• v. To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder.
• v. (obsolete) To rout; discomfit.
• v. To mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder.
• v. To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
• v. To mistake one thing for another.

abash

• v. (transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly…
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.

alter

• v. (transitive) To change the form or structure of.
• v. (intransitive) To become different.
• v. (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
• v. (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To agitate; to affect mentally.

assemble

• v. (transitive) To put together.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To gather as a group.
• v. (computing) to translate from assembly language to machine code.

be

• v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
• v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
• v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
• v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
• v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from"…
• v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
• v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are…
• v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
• v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
• v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun…
• v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
• v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
• v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate…
• v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
• v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
• v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
• v. (with a dummy subject it) Used to indicate the time of day.
• v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
• v. (often impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
• v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense,…
• v. (African American Vernacular, Caribbean, auxiliary, not conjugated) To tend to do, often do; marks the…

bedevil

• v. To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
• v. To perplex or bewilder.

befuddle

• v. (transitive) to perplex, confuse (someone).
• v. (transitive) to stupefy someone, especially with alcohol.

blur

• v. To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
• v. To smear, stain or smudge.
• v. (intransitive) To become indistinct.
• v. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
• v. (computing, graphical user interface, transitive) To transfer the input focus away from.
• n. A smear, smudge or blot.
• n. Something that appears hazy or indistinct.
• n. (obsolete) A moral stain or blot.
• adj. (Malaysia, Singapore, informal) In a state of doubt or confusion.

change

• v. (intransitive) To become something different.
• v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
• v. (transitive) To replace.
• v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
• v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
• v. (archaic) To exchange.
• v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
• n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
• n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
• n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
• n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
• n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
• n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
• n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
• n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
• n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
• n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

confound

• v. To confuse; to mix up; to puzzle.
• v. To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
• v. To make something worse.
• v. To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
• v. To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
• v. (dated) To damn (a mild oath).
• v. (archaic) To bring to ruination.
• v. To stun, amaze.
• n. (statistics) a confounding variable.

discombobulate

• v. (transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.

disconcert

• v. (transitive) To upset the composure of.
• v. (transitive) To bring into confusion.
• v. (transitive) To frustrate, make go wrong.

embarrass

• v. (transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely;…
• v. (transitive) To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to obstruct.
• v. (transitive) To involve in difficulties concerning money matters; to encumber with debt; to beset with…

flurry

• n. A light, brief snowfall.
• n. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
• n. A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
• n. Any sudden activity; a stir.
• n. A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.
• n. The violent spasms of a dying whale.
• n. An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period…
• v. (transitive) To agitate, bewilder, disconcert.
• v. (intransitive) To move or fall in a flurry.

fox

• n. A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy…
• n. Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe…
• n. The fur of a fox.
• n. A fox terrier.
• n. The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
• n. A cunning person.
• n. (slang) A physically attractive man or woman.
• n. (nautical) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats,…
• n. (mechanics) A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
• n. (obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.
• v. (transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
• v. (transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
• v. (intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
• v. (intransitive) To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity.
• v. (transitive) To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
• v. (intransitive) To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
• v. (transitive) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
• v. (transitive) To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.

fuddle

• v. To confuse or befuddle.
• v. To intoxicate.
• n. Intoxication.
• n. Muddle, confusion.
• n. (Britain, dialect, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Bedfordshire) A party or picnic where attendees bring…

jumble

• v. (transitive) to mix or confuse.
• v. (intransitive) to meet or unite in a confused way.
• n. A mixture of unrelated things.
• n. (Britain) Items for a rummage sale.
• n. (archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.

misidentify

• v. To mistake the identity.

mistake

• n. An error; a blunder.
• n. (baseball) A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in…
• v. (transitive) To understand wrongly, taking one thing for another, or someone for someone else.
• v. (intransitive) To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong.
• v. (obsolete, rare) To take or choose wrongly.

modify

• v. (transitive) To make partial changes to.
• v. (intransitive) To be or become modified.

obnubilate

• adj. (obsolete) Covered or darkened as with a cloud; overclouded; obscured.
• v. (obsolete) To obscure, to shadow.
• v. To make cloudy.

obscure

• adj. Dark, faint or indistinct.
• adj. Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
• adj. difficult to understand.
• adj. not well-known.
• v. (transitive) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible,…
• v. (transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To conceal oneself; to hide.

piece

• n. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
• n. A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
• n. (chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished…
• n. A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
• n. An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
• n. An artillery gun.
• n. (US, colloquial) A gun.
• n. (US, Canada, colloquial, short for hairpiece) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
• n. (Scotland, Ireland, Britain dialectal, US dialectal) A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its…
• n. (US, colloquial, vulgar) A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.
• n. (US, colloquial, mildly vulgar, short for piece of crap/piece of shit) A shoddy or worthless object (usually…
• n. (US, slang) A cannabis pipe.
• n. (baseball) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the…
• n. (dated, sometimes derogatory) An individual; a person.
• n. (obsolete) A castle; a fortified building.
• n. (US) A pacifier.
• n. (colloquial) A distance.
• v. (transitive, usually with together) To assemble (something real or figurative).
• v. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
• v. (slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.

tack

• n. A small nail with a flat head.
• n. A thumbtack.
• n. (sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
• n. (nautical) The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
• n. (nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.
• n. A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
• n. (nautical) The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes…
• n. (nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
• n. (nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled;…
• n. Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated…
• n. (manufacturing, construction, chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive…
• n. Hardtack.
• n. That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.
• n. (law, Scotland) A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
• n. (obsolete) Confidence; reliance.
• v. To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
• v. To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
• v. (nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes…
• v. To add something as an extra item.
• v. Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.
• n. A stain; a tache.
• n. (obsolete) A peculiar flavour or taint.
• n. (colloquial) That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy.

throw

• v. (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) To twist or turn.
• v. (transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
• v. (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
• v. (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
• v. (ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
• v. (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during…
• v. (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal…
• v. (sports) To intentionally lose a game.
• v. (transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.
• v. (figuratively) To send desperately.
• v. (transitive) To imprison.
• v. To organize an event, especially a party.
• v. To roll (a die or dice).
• v. (transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
• v. (transitive, bridge) To discard.
• v. (martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position…
• v. (transitive) To subject someone to verbally.
• v. (transitive, said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone…
• v. (transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
• v. (transitive) To project or send forth.
• v. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
• v. To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles,…
• v. (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role…
• n. The flight of a thrown object.
• n. The act of throwing something.
• n. One's ability to throw.
• n. A distance travelled; displacement; as, the throw of the piston.
• n. A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
• n. A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
• n. Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.
• n. (veterinary) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
• v. (transitive, said of animals) To give birth to.
• n. (obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.
• n. (obsolete) A period of time; a while.
• n. Misspelling of throe.