ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Confusing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Confusing is an adjective meaning difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

Meaning

difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.

More Meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of confuse

Example Sentences

Several sections in that book are really confusing.
The Cleveland Clinic’s Sukol thinks the word “healthy” is confusing and should be replaced with the term “nourishing,” as some processed foods have been marketed as “healthy.”

Synonyms for confusing

Depending on context, synonyms include muddlesome, mistakable, misleading, baffling, bemusing, bewildering.

Antonyms for confusing

Common opposites include judicious, obvious, sensible.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include puzzling, perplexing, unclear, disorienting, erratic, garbled.

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