perplex  

Thesaurus for perplex

• verb
  • synonyms
    • vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound, complicate, alter, bedevil, befuddle, change, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, modify, throw  
  • antonyms
    • simplify  
  • related terms
    • puzzle out, puzzle over  

Pronunciation of perplex: P ER0 P L EH1 K S (pər'plɛks)

Number of syllables of perplex: 2

Definition of perplex

• (v): make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"  
• (v): be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"  

Examples of perplex

• The name this organization goes by continues to mystify and perplex me.  
• I am still perplex on the compared usefulness of the new categories though.  
• I am very perplex by your paragraph.  
• It's longer, but at least it won't perplex the reader.  
• I am perplex about this whole paragraph.  
• But one thing does perplex me and it is in 'bold' below...