Synonyms: 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
Similar words: perplexed
Definition: full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
Usage: perplexed language; perplexed state of the world
Synonyms: preoccupied, bemused, deep in thought, lost
Definition: deeply absorbed in thought
Usage: as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class; lost in thought; a preoccupied frown
Similar words: thoughtful
Definition: exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
Usage: a thoughtful paper