English Synonym Finder

mystify

Definitions

To utterly bewilder or perplex someone.

To make something obscure, mysterious, or difficult to understand.

Examples

The magician's ability to vanish from the stage continued to mystify the audience.

The complex instructions on the tax form served only to mystify the average taxpayer.

Synonyms

baffle bewilder confuse perplex puzzle stump nonplus

Antonyms

clarify explain enlighten illuminate simplify interpret resolve