bewilder
bewilder
Definition
be·wil·der (bē wil′dər, bi-)
be·wil′·der·ingly adverb
bewilder
Synonyms
bewilder
Usage Examples
Object
- array: A bewildering array of directional signs faced him on the wall.
- rapidity: The priests and religious who serve here must adapt to the many different roles that the Cathedral serves, sometimes with bewildering rapidity.
- maze: It is a bewildering maze of funds equally matched by complex application procedures.
- assortment: One of the most daunting aspects for new chatters is the bewildering assortment of coded letters and symbols that appear in chat room messages.
- variety: The bulk of the book contains a list of agreed prices for a bewildering variety of silks.
- succession: None of this bewildering succession of health service reforms has changed the fundamental governance and accountability arrangements of the NHS.
Subject
- choice: A younger person's enthusiasm for new technology could leave you bewildered by choices on offer.
- range: Time has come for some new tires and I find myself somewhat bewildered by the range available.
Modifying Another Word
- utterly: It's not bad, it's just utterly bewildering.
- somewhat: Somewhat bewildered he said, " I would love to know how you manage to turn up everywhere?
- slightly: I sat there slightly bewildered, no longer quite certain about what might be happening in the vicinity.
- totally: To leave Preston totally bewildered at how they managed to let Brierley Hill off the hook.
- rather: His family were always supportive of him, albeit rather bewildered by his chosen path.
- sometimes: In a book of fewer than 200 pages, the author draws on an extensive and sometimes bewildering range of sources.
Used with why or when
- when: So they are bewildered when a well-loved member of the community is found dead in the maple woods.
- why: Tomasz Frankowski is bewildered why he hasn't scored.
Infinitive complement
- find: Even if you went into the court you would be bewildered to find that our magistrates courts have become junior crown courts.
- see: At first, it's bewildering to see how much of a technical advance the second game is.
Preposition: by
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