adjective
- Difficult to explain or understand: arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, enigmatic, mysterious, mystic, mystical, mystifying, occult. See explain/baffle, knowledge/ignorance.
| Thesaurus: puzzling |
adjective
| Antonyms: puzzling |
Definition: very confusing
Antonyms: clear, comprehendible, comprehensible, intelligible, straightforward, understandable
| WordNet: puzzling |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
not clear to the understanding
Synonyms: enigmatic, enigmatical
Meaning #2:
lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
Synonyms: confusing, perplexing
| baffling | |
| puzzlingly | |
| explanatory |
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