Puzzling — synonyms, definition

1. puzzling (a)

abstract abstruse ambiguous anomalous complex complicated convoluted cryptic curious debatable difficult doubtful dubious enigmatic equivocal esoteric formidable hard heavy in doubt • • •

2. puzzling (Adjective)

confusing enigmatical

puzzling (Adjective) — Having an unobvious or mysterious meaning; hard to understand. ex. "I didn't grasp the meaning of that puzzling comment until much later"

puzzling (Adjective) — Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity. ex. "a puzzling statement"

3. puzzling (Verb)

baffling beating bedeviling befuddling bewildering confounding discombobulating dumbfounding flummoxing foxing fuddling getting graveling nonplussing posing sticking stupefying throwing vexing

puzzling (Verb) — Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. ex. "These questions puzzle even the experts"

puzzling (Verb) — Be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide. ex. "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

being chewing over contemplating excogitating meditating mulling mulling over musing pondering reflecting ruminating speculating thinking over demoralising demoralizing disorientating disorienting eluding escaping mixing up riddling stumping puzzle out puzzle over