English Synonym Finder

baffle

Definitions

To totally bewilder or perplex.

To restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, gas, or sound by means of a partition or screen.

Examples

The complex instructions on the new appliance continued to baffle the homeowners.

It continues to baffle scientists how the ancient civilization constructed such massive monuments without modern technology.

Synonyms

perplex bewilder confuse mystify puzzle confound stump

Antonyms

clarify enlighten explain clear up resolve understand simplify