Meanings
adverbconfusingly (comparative more confusingly, superlative most confusingly)
comparative more confusingly · superlative most confusingly
- In a confusing manner.
Near-synonyms: bewilderingly, puzzlingly, disorientingly
Synonyms: bewilderingly, puzzlingly, disorientingly
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a confusing manner.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin a bewildering and confusing manner
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Origin
- Englishconfusing
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishconfusingly
Translations
Polish zagmatwanie
- zagmatwaniein a confusing manner
Portuguese confusamente
- confusamentein a confusing manner
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APA
confusingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confusingly
MLA
“confusingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confusingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confusingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confusingly.
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