baffle

The word “baffle” has 2 syllables: baf-fle

It's pronounced as /ˈbæfəl/


What is synonym and antonym for baffle?

In the thesaurus, “baffle” has 135 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for baffle along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for baffle

  • abash
  • addle
  • agitate
  • amaze
  • arrest
  • astound
  • avert
  • balk
  • bamboozle
  • bar
  • barricade
  • beat
  • befog
  • befuddle
  • beguile
  • bemuse
  • bewilder
  • block
  • bother
  • buffalo
  • buffer
  • bumper
  • chagrin
  • check
  • checkmate
  • circumvent
  • clog
  • cocoon
  • confound
  • confuse
  • conquer
  • cordon
  • counteract
  • cozen
  • cushion
  • cushioning
  • dash
  • daze
  • deceive
  • defeat
  • delude
  • disappoint
  • discombobulate
  • discomfit
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disconcert
  • discountenance
  • dismay
  • disorient
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • dumbfound
  • dupe
  • elude
  • embarrass
  • encumber
  • faze
  • fender
  • fetter
  • floor
  • flummox
  • fluster
  • foil
  • fool
  • forestall
  • fox
  • frustrate
  • fuddle
  • get
  • gravel
  • gull
  • halt
  • hamper
  • handicap
  • hinder
  • hoax
  • hobble
  • hold back
  • hoodwink
  • humbug
  • impede
  • inhibit
  • manacle
  • maze
  • misguide
  • mislead
  • mix up
  • mortify
  • muddle
  • muddy
  • muffler
  • mystify
  • negate
  • neutralize
  • nonplus
  • nullify
  • obstruct
  • obviate
  • offset
  • overcome
  • pad
  • padding
  • perplex
  • perturb
  • pose
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • puzzle
  • rattle
  • ruin
  • safeguard
  • set back
  • shackle
  • shield
  • short-circuit
  • snow
  • stall
  • stick
  • stop
  • string along
  • stump
  • stun
  • take in
  • throw
  • thwart
  • tie up
  • trammel
  • trick
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vex
  • weird out

Antonyms for baffle

  • abet
  • advance
  • aid
  • allow
  • assist
  • assure
  • clarify
  • clear up
  • comfort
  • cultivate
  • delight
  • ease
  • encourage
  • enlighten
  • explain
  • explicate
  • facilitate
  • forward
  • foster
  • further
  • help
  • inform
  • inspirit
  • let go
  • lose
  • make happy
  • nurture
  • permit
  • please
  • promote
  • reassure
  • relieve
  • satisfy
  • smooth
  • soothe
  • support
  • surrender

Meanings of baffle

  • noun
    1. A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether.
    2. An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them vulnerable.
    3. (coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine.
  • verb
    1. To publicly disgrace, especially of a recreant knight.
    2. To hoodwink or deceive (someone).
    3. To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex.
    4. To foil; to thwart.
    5. To struggle in vain.

Example Sentences

  • The magician's sleight of hand never failed to baffle the audience.
  • The complex instructions on the manual seemed to baffle even the most tech-savvy users.
  • The unexpected turn of events continued to baffle the investigators.
  • His cryptic remarks during the interview only served to baffle the reporters.
  • The mysterious disappearance of the artifact continues to baffle archaeologists and historians alike.

On this page you'll find 172 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to baffle, such as: abash, abet, addle, advance, agitate, aid, allow.

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Related Words

balk

  • adversity
  • arrest
  • avert
  • baffle
  • bar
  • barrier
  • beat
  • bit
  • block
  • blockade
  • blockage
  • brake
  • brick wall
  • burden
  • catch
  • chain
  • check
  • checkmate
  • circumvent
  • clog
  • conquer
  • constraint
  • counteract
  • cramp
  • crimp
  • cumber
  • curb
  • danger
  • dash
  • defeat
  • delay
  • demur
  • desist
  • deterrent
  • difficulty
  • disadvantage
  • disappoint
  • discomfit
  • disconcert
  • dodge
  • drag
  • drawback
  • embargo
  • embarrassment
  • encumber
  • encumbrance
  • evade
  • fetter
  • flinch
  • foil
  • forestall
  • frustrate
  • halt
  • hamper
  • handicap
  • hardship
  • hazard
  • hesitate
  • hinder
  • hindrance
  • hitch
  • hobble
  • hold back
  • holdback
  • holdup
  • hurdle
  • impede
  • impediment
  • inhibit
  • inhibition
  • interference
  • let
  • load
  • manacle
  • negate
  • neutralize
  • nullify
  • obstacle
  • obstruct
  • obstruction
  • obviate
  • offset
  • overcome
  • peril
  • preclude
  • prevent
  • recoil
  • reef
  • refuse
  • rein
  • resist
  • restraint
  • rub
  • ruin
  • set back
  • shackle
  • shackles
  • shirk
  • short-circuit
  • shrink from
  • shy
  • snag
  • stall
  • stone wall
  • stop
  • stoppage
  • stumbling block
  • throw a curve
  • throw monkey wrench in
  • thwart
  • tie up
  • trammel
  • turn down
  • upset the apple cart

balked

  • aghast
  • arrested
  • averted
  • baffled
  • barred
  • beat
  • beaten
  • blocked
  • chapfallen
  • checked
  • checkmated
  • clogged
  • complaining
  • conquered
  • counteracted
  • crabbed
  • cramped
  • crestfallen
  • crimped
  • defeated
  • depressed
  • despondent
  • discomfited
  • disconcerted
  • discontented
  • discouraged
  • disenchanted
  • disgruntled
  • disheartened
  • disillusioned
  • dissatisfied
  • distressed
  • down
  • down in the dumps
  • downcast
  • downhearted
  • embittered
  • encumbered
  • fettered
  • foiled
  • forestalled
  • fouled-up
  • frustrated
  • halted
  • hampered
  • handicapped
  • held back
  • hindered
  • hobbled
  • hopeless
  • hung up on
  • impeded
  • inhibited
  • irked
  • manacled
  • negated
  • neutralized
  • nullified
  • objecting
  • obstructed
  • obviated
  • offset
  • overcame
  • precluded
  • prevented
  • resentful
  • set back
  • shackled
  • short-circuited
  • shot down
  • stalled
  • stonewalled
  • stopped
  • stymied
  • taken down
  • through the mill
  • thwarted
  • tied up
  • trammeled
  • trammelled
  • ungratified
  • unhappy
  • unsated
  • unsatisfied
  • unslaked
  • up the wall
  • upset
  • vanquished
  • worsted

balks

  • adversities
  • arrests
  • averts
  • baffles
  • barriers
  • bars
  • beats
  • bits
  • blockades
  • blockages
  • blocks
  • brakes
  • brick walls
  • burdens
  • catches
  • chains
  • checkmates
  • checks
  • clogs
  • conquers
  • constraints
  • counteracts
  • cramps
  • crimps
  • cumbers
  • curbs
  • dangers
  • defeats
  • delays
  • deterrents
  • difficulties
  • disadvantages
  • discomfits
  • drags
  • drawbacks
  • embargoes
  • embarrassments
  • encumbers
  • encumbrances
  • fetters
  • foils
  • forestalls
  • frustrates
  • halts
  • hampers
  • handicaps
  • hardships
  • hazards
  • hinders
  • hindrances
  • hitches
  • hobbles
  • holdbacks
  • holds back
  • holdups
  • hurdles
  • impedes
  • impediments
  • inhibitions
  • inhibits
  • interferences
  • lets
  • loads
  • manacles
  • negates
  • neutralizes
  • nullifies
  • obstacles
  • obstructions
  • obstructs
  • obviates
  • offsets
  • overcomes
  • perils
  • precludes
  • prevents
  • reefs
  • reins
  • restraints
  • rubs
  • sets back
  • shackles
  • short-circuits
  • snags
  • stalls
  • stone walls
  • stoppages
  • stops
  • stumbling blocks
  • thwarts
  • ties up
  • trammels

bamboozle

  • abash
  • addle
  • agitate
  • baffle
  • beat
  • befog
  • befuddle
  • beguile
  • bemuse
  • bewilder
  • bilk
  • bleed
  • bluff
  • bother
  • buffalo
  • burn
  • catch
  • chagrin
  • cheat
  • chisel
  • con
  • confound
  • confuse
  • cozen
  • deceive
  • defraud
  • delude
  • diddle
  • discombobulate
  • discomfit
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disconcert
  • discountenance
  • dismay
  • disorient
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • do a number on
  • dupe
  • embarrass
  • euchre
  • fake out
  • faze
  • fleece
  • flimflam
  • flummox
  • fluster
  • fool
  • fox
  • fuddle
  • gaff
  • gammon
  • get
  • gravel
  • gull
  • have
  • have on
  • hoax
  • hoodwink
  • hornswoggle
  • humbug
  • hustle
  • juggle
  • kid
  • lead one down the garden path
  • lead one up the garden path
  • maze
  • misguide
  • misinform
  • mislead
  • mortify
  • muddle
  • muddy
  • mulct
  • mystify
  • nonplus
  • perplex
  • perturb
  • pose
  • put on
  • puzzle
  • rattle
  • rook
  • shortchange
  • skin
  • snooker
  • snow
  • spoof
  • squeeze
  • stick
  • sting
  • string along
  • stump
  • stun
  • suck in
  • sucker
  • swindle
  • take in
  • tease
  • trick
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vex
  • weird out

bamboozled

  • abashed
  • addled
  • agape
  • aghast
  • agitated
  • amazed
  • astonished
  • baffled
  • baited
  • beat
  • befogged
  • befuddled
  • beguiled
  • bemused
  • betrayed
  • bewildered
  • bilked
  • bled
  • blown-away
  • bluffed
  • bothered
  • bowled over
  • breathless
  • buffaloed
  • burned
  • burnt
  • caught
  • chagrined
  • cheated
  • chiseled
  • chiselled
  • confounded
  • confused
  • conned
  • cozened
  • culled
  • deceived
  • defrauded
  • deluded
  • did a number on
  • diddled
  • discombobulated
  • discomfited
  • discomforted
  • discomposed
  • disconcerted
  • discountenanced
  • dismayed
  • disoriented
  • disquieted
  • distressed
  • disturbed
  • dumb
  • duped
  • embarrassed
  • euchred
  • faked out
  • fazed
  • finessed
  • flabbergasted
  • fleeced
  • flimflammed
  • floored
  • flummoxed
  • flustered
  • fooled
  • foxed
  • fuddled
  • gaffed
  • gammoned
  • got
  • graveled
  • gravelled
  • gulled
  • had
  • had on
  • hoaxed
  • hoodwinked
  • hornswoggled
  • humbugged
  • hustled
  • juggled
  • kidded
  • knocked
  • led one down the garden path
  • led one up the garden path
  • licked
  • lured
  • mazed
  • misguided
  • misinformed
  • misled
  • mortified
  • muddied
  • muddled
  • mulcted
  • mystified
  • nonplused
  • nonplussed
  • outfoxed
  • overcharged
  • overcome
  • overwhelmed
  • perplexed
  • perturbed
  • played
  • posed
  • put on
  • puzzled
  • rattled
  • ripped off
  • rooked
  • scammed
  • shocked
  • shortchanged
  • skinned
  • snared
  • snookered
  • snowed
  • speechless
  • spoofed
  • squeezed
  • staggered
  • startled
  • strung along
  • stuck
  • stumped
  • stung
  • stunned
  • sucked in
  • suckered
  • surprised
  • swindled
  • taken
  • taken aback
  • taken in
  • teased
  • thrown
  • thunderstruck
  • took in
  • trapped
  • tricked
  • unhinged
  • unsettled
  • upset
  • vexed
  • vext
  • victimized
  • weirded out

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