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Synonyms for puzzling in English

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  1. puzzling:
  2. puzzle:

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Detailed Synonyms for puzzling in English

puzzling:

puzzling adj

  1. puzzling
    puzzling; perplexing
  2. puzzling
    – lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity 1
    confusing; puzzling; perplexing
    – lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity 1
    • confusing adj
      • sent confusing signals to Iraq1
    • puzzling adj
      • a puzzling statement1
    • perplexing adj
      • perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it1
  3. puzzling
    – not clear to the understanding 1
    enigmatic; puzzling; enigmatical
    – not clear to the understanding 1
    • enigmatic adj
      • I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later1
      • prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries1
    • puzzling adj

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Related Definitions for "puzzling":

  1. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity1
    • a puzzling statement1
  2. not clear to the understanding1

puzzling form of puzzle:

puzzle [the ~] noun

  1. the puzzle
    the puzzle; the braintwister; the brainteaser; the riddle
  2. the puzzle
    – a game that tests your ingenuity 1
    the puzzle
    – a game that tests your ingenuity 1
  3. the puzzle
    – a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution 1
    the puzzle; the teaser; the mystifier; the puzzler
    – a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution 1
    • puzzle [the ~] noun
      • he loved to solve chessmate puzzles1
    • teaser [the ~] noun
    • mystifier [the ~] noun
    • puzzler [the ~] noun
      • that's a real puzzler1

to puzzle verb (puzzles, puzzled, puzzling)

  1. to puzzle
    to puzzle; do jigsaw puzzles; solve crossword puzzles
  2. to puzzle
    to puzzle; break one's head
  3. to puzzle
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    to get; to stick; to beat; to pose; to baffle; to puzzle; to vex; to bewilder; to perplex; mystify
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    • get verb (gets, got, getting)
    • stick verb (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • This beats me!1
    • pose verb (poses, posed, posing)
    • baffle verb (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • puzzle verb (puzzles, puzzled, puzzling)
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)
      • a vexing problem1
    • bewilder verb (bewilders, bewildered, bewildering)
    • perplex verb (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)
    • mystify verb
  4. to puzzle
    – be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide 1
    to puzzle
    – be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide 1
    • puzzle verb (puzzles, puzzled, puzzling)
      • We puzzled over her sudden departure1

Conjugations for puzzle:

present
  1. puzzle
  2. puzzle
  3. puzzles
  4. puzzle
  5. puzzle
  6. puzzle
simple past
  1. puzzled
  2. puzzled
  3. puzzled
  4. puzzled
  5. puzzled
  6. puzzled
present perfect
  1. have puzzled
  2. have puzzled
  3. has puzzled
  4. have puzzled
  5. have puzzled
  6. have puzzled
past continuous
  1. was puzzling
  2. were puzzling
  3. was puzzling
  4. were puzzling
  5. were puzzling
  6. were puzzling
future
  1. shall puzzle
  2. will puzzle
  3. will puzzle
  4. shall puzzle
  5. will puzzle
  6. will puzzle
continuous present
  1. am puzzling
  2. are puzzling
  3. is puzzling
  4. are puzzling
  5. are puzzling
  6. are puzzling
subjunctive
  1. be puzzled
  2. be puzzled
  3. be puzzled
  4. be puzzled
  5. be puzzled
  6. be puzzled
diverse
  1. puzzle!
  2. let's puzzle!
  5. puzzled
  6. puzzling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "puzzle":

  1. a game that tests your ingenuity1
  2. a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution1
    • he loved to solve chessmate puzzles1
  3. be a mystery or bewildering to1
  4. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide1
    • We puzzled over her sudden departure1







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