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puzzling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb puzzle 1 of 2 senses of puzzle Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => stump, mix up => stagger => riddle => elude, escape Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb puzzle 1 of 2 senses of puzzle Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => stump, mix up => stagger => riddle => elude, escape => defy, resist, refuse => beggar Entailment of verb puzzle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb puzzle 2 senses of puzzle Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate Also See-> puzzle over#1; puzzle out#1 Sense 2 puzzle => chew over think over meditate, ponder, excogotate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over ruminate, speculate Familiarity of verb puzzle puzzle used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb puzzle Sense 1 perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound => confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate -------------- Sense 2 puzzle => chew over think over meditate, ponder, excogotate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over ruminate, speculate -------------- Overview of verb puzzle The verb puzzle has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!") 2. puzzle -- (be uncertain about think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure") Overview of adj puzzling The adj puzzling has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling -- (not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries") 2. (2) confusing, perplexing, puzzling -- (lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement") Antonyms of adj puzzling 2 senses of puzzling Sense 1 enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling INDIRECT (VIA incomprehensible) -> comprehensible, comprehendible Sense 2 confusing, perplexing, puzzling INDIRECT (VIA unclear) -> clear Similarity of adj puzzling 2 senses of puzzling Sense 1 enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling => incomprehensible (vs. comprehensible), uncomprehensible Sense 2 confusing, perplexing, puzzling => unclear (vs. clear) Attributes of adj puzzling Familiarity of adj puzzling puzzling used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj puzzling puzzling Overview of verb puzzle The verb puzzle has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) perplex, get puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound -- (be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!") 2. puzzle -- (be uncertain about think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure") Overview of adj puzzling The adj puzzling has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling -- (not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries") 2. (2) confusing, perplexing, puzzling -- (lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement")
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