How do you use Baffled in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like befuddled or perplexed, plus the exact meaning.
Baffled meaning
simple past and past participle of baffle
Synonyms of Baffled
Using Baffled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of baffle
- Useful related words include: befuddled, perplexed, at sea, mixed-up.
- In the example corpus, baffled often appears in combinations such as: baffled by, was baffled, baffled and.
Context around Baffled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Baffled
- In this selection, "baffled" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, looked, left, utterly, fans and gustafson stand out and add context to how "baffled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include angela is baffled to see and at it baffled. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "baffled" sits close to words such as ailments, bilingual and bombings, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with baffled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He confused, baffled and enraged audiences with his polymathic, panoramic reach. (11 words)
I held a map upside-down and peered at it, baffled. (11 words)
At that point, she was utterly baffled and ready to head home. (12 words)
Paignton’s ‘Golden Mile’ has turned bright red and blue – and it is fair to say it’s left people baffled and angry - not just at how it looks, but how it hasn't helped struggling traders. (37 words)
N.F.” failed to cut swiftly to footage of the Green Bay Packers’ coach, Matt LaFleur, calling a timeout, and Tirico and Collinsworth were momentarily baffled by the play stoppage. (30 words)
Finn was baffled by Rey's desire to go back to Jakku, and while she did leave the world behind, it's worth considering whether she will ever return. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
A few people looked baffled as they tried to figure out the lyrics to the classic tune.
A homeowner was left baffled when she stumbled on a series of 50-year-old wine bottles stashed underneath her home.
Angela is baffled to see Jovi's real personality and can't fathom his stupidity.
At that point, she was utterly baffled and ready to head home.
Baffled, he soon realizes that he has been transported to the date of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
Beachgoers were left baffled over the weekend when they came across what appeared to be a body washed ashore at Queensland's Bribie Island.
But Hrdy, who had baffled fans with his considerably slender frame at the weigh-ins, offered no resistance whatsoever.
Eight years later I’m baffled as to how Disney bungled what came afterward.
Finn was baffled by Rey's desire to go back to Jakku, and while she did leave the world behind, it's worth considering whether she will ever return.
Given all this, it's no wonder Louise and Nigel are baffled by where it all went so wrong.
Heading off the field, Tompkins, leaving for a HIA, looked baffled, with a smile borne out of incredulity.
He confused, baffled and enraged audiences with his polymathic, panoramic reach.
He was baffled by the bread slicers, something he’d never seen in an American grocery store.
I held a map upside-down and peered at it, baffled.
In 2017 she initiated the Wellington International Pride Parade, baffled that there had been nothing like it in 23 years.
In a separate tweet, he continued: ‘I loved Taboo and Peaky Blinders so I’m baffled why Great Expectations is such salacious tripe.
It was yet another brazen attack on his superiors that baffled Gustafson.
Neil Griffiths who set up the company in 2020 said: "I'm slightly baffled by it.
N.F.” failed to cut swiftly to footage of the Green Bay Packers’ coach, Matt LaFleur, calling a timeout, and Tirico and Collinsworth were momentarily baffled by the play stoppage.
Paignton’s ‘Golden Mile’ has turned bright red and blue – and it is fair to say it’s left people baffled and angry - not just at how it looks, but how it hasn't helped struggling traders.
Common combinations with baffled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- baffled by 44×
- was baffled 20×
- baffled and 19×
- baffled as 16×
- left baffled 14×
- baffled when 11×
- has baffled 10×
- were baffled 10×
- baffled that 9×
- is baffled 7×