Definitions and Synonyms of stupefy | Another word for stupefy | What is stupefy?
Definition 1: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow - [verb of change]Samples where stupefy or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- stun fish
Synonyms for stupefy in the sense of this definition
(stupefy is a kind of ...) cause to be unable to move
"The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
Samples where stupefy or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- stun fish
Synonyms for stupefy in the sense of this definition
(stupefy is a kind of ...) cause to be unable to move
"The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"Definition 2: be a mystery or bewildering to - [verb of cognition]Samples where stupefy or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
Synonyms for stupefy in the sense of this definition
(stupefy is a kind of ...) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
"These questions confuse even the experts" "This question completely threw me" "This question befuddled even the teacher" (... is a kind of stupefy ) cause to be perplexed or confounded
"This problem stumped her" (... is a kind of stupefy ) set a difficult problem or riddle
"riddle me a riddle" (... is a kind of stupefy ) be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
"What you are seeing in him eludes me"
Samples where stupefy or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me