Synonyms of bemuses

bemuses

verb

present tense third-person singular of bemuse

1

as in intrigues

to hold the attention of

a public that seemed more bemused by the shenanigans of celebrities than by a war being waged half a world away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intrigues
• interests
• fascinates
• immerses
• occupies
• involves
• enthrals
• attracts
• busies
• engrosses
• grips
• enthralls
• engages
• distracts
• preoccupies
• absorbs
• enchants
• obsesses
• enwraps
• captivates
• bewitches
• catches up
• mesmerizes
• beguiles
• hypnotizes
• allures
• catches one's eye
• charms
• monopolizes
• hogs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bores
• wearies
• palls
• tires
• jades

2

as in bewilders

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

the stage mishap momentarily bemused the actress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bewilders
• confuses
• perplexes
• baffles
• puzzles
• befuddles
• embarrasses
• mystifies
• flummoxes
• discombobulates
• vexes
• confounds
• disorients
• bothers
• flusters
• stuns
• disturbs
• poses
• rattles
• fuddles
• muddles
• bamboozles
• upsets
• muddies
• unsettles
• addles
• gets
• befogs
• mazes
• beats
• foxes
• gravels
• disconcerts
• buffaloes
• discomfits
• mortifies
• blows one's mind
• dismays
• nonplusses
• disquiets
• distresses
• sticks
• goes to one's head
• agitates
• unhinges
• stumps
• perturbs
• fazes
• misleads
• deceives
• discountenances
• chagrins
• abashes
• weirds out
• beguiles
• misguides
• nonpluses
• fools
• deludes
• tricks
• discomposes
• discomforts
• hoodwinks
• humbugs
• strings along
• dupes
• gulls
• snows
• cozens
• hoaxes
• takes in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assures
• satisfies
• informs
• reassures
• enlightens