Main entry: confused
Definition: mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently
Usage: the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused
Antonyms: clear-thinking, clearheaded
Definition: not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently
Antonyms: smart
Definition: showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
Main entry: illogical, scattered, garbled, unconnected, confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered
Definition: lacking orderly continuity
Usage: a confused set of instructions; a confused dream about the end of the world; disconnected fragments of a story; scattered thoughts
Antonyms: coherent
Definition: (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation
Antonyms: ordered, logical, consistent, coherent
Definition: marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
Main entry: disordered, confused, upset, broken
Definition: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
Usage: troops fleeing in broken ranks; a confused mass of papers on the desk; the small disordered room; with everything so upset
Antonyms: organized
Definition: methodical and efficient in arrangement or function
Main entry: lost, disoriented, confused
Definition: having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
Usage: I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway; the anesthetic left her completely disoriented
Antonyms: orientated, oriented
Definition: adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination
Main entry: at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, baffled, mixed-up, confounded, confused, lost, mazed
Definition: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
Usage: obviously bemused by his questions; bewildered and confused; a cloudy and confounded philosopher; just a mixed-up kid; she felt lost on the first day of school
Antonyms: unperplexed
Definition: experiencing no difficulty or confusion or bewilderment