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bemused

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore B words

confused or bewildered, often in a slightly distracted way

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Bemused in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing bemused in a sentence.

He stared at the cryptic instructions with a bemused frown.

Synonyms
puzzledperplexedbefuddlednonplussed
Antonyms
clearheadedenlightened
Common questions

Questions about “bemused

Bemused (adjective) means confused or bewildered, often in a slightly distracted way
Here is bemused used in an example sentence: "He stared at the cryptic instructions with a bemused frown."
Common synonyms for bemused include puzzled, perplexed, befuddled, nonplussed.
Antonyms of bemused include clearheaded, enlightened.
Bemused is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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