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as in perplexed
faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do
the self-possessed actress seemed uncharacteristically nonplussed after the director's harsh appraisal of her performance
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as in embarrassed
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me
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Recent Examples of nonplussed
Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
As the knives come out, DP Balthazar Lab gazes across variously flushed or nonplussed faces, lit by candlelight that becomes progressively less cozy with each passing minute.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Swift seemingly didn't react, sipping her drink and appearing nonplussed.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
And last year, the Russians demonstrated a humanoid military robot to a seemingly nonplussed Vladimir Putin.
—Erico Guizzoevan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2016
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Adjective
The editors do the couple hilariously dirty by continuing to roll (PG-13) footage of their rendezvous in a split screen as Barbie and Kyle each offer their nonplussed commentary.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
As the knives come out, DP Balthazar Lab gazes across variously flushed or nonplussed faces, lit by candlelight that becomes progressively less cozy with each passing minute.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Swift seemingly didn't react, sipping her drink and appearing nonplussed.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
And last year, the Russians demonstrated a humanoid military robot to a seemingly nonplussed Vladimir Putin.
—Erico Guizzoevan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonplussed
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And Cartwright indulges in a few moments of the kind of perplexed introspection that Slow Horses rarely pauses to provide.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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What started as a simple discussion has only grown more convoluted, leaving everyone more perplexed than ever.Bill Bruno, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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In this day and age, where 4K is normal, even HD is considered blurry; however, the decision to shoot with the prosumer camcorder at a resolution of 480 on to MiniDV paid off, and Murphy’s bewildered walk through Westminster is still genuinely iconic.Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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There this brilliant but bewildered scientist gets cornered by a plutocrat with impertinent questions.Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Censoring Ulysses In reviewing the UK Home Office files on James Joyce's Ulysses, a historian found baffled officials afraid to bring more attention to it.JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Sharon starts with small selfless acts, much to the baffled chagrin of Michelle’s grieving widower father, Ed (Alan Ritchson), cutting hair for a charity fundraiser, organizing the family’s mounting bills and babysitting Michelle and her slightly older sister, Ashley (Skywalker Hughes).Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
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The Myth of Being Busy In the modern workplace, there’s a troubling trend where busyness is confused with productivity.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Each executive pushes their own agenda, leaving teams confused about what really matters and where to focus their efforts.Chaitra Vedullapalli, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Chicago Bears, one week after a brutal Hail Mary loss to the Washington Commanders, were embarrassed by the Arizona Cardinals (5-4) in a 29-9 defeat.Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Phan said in addition to feeling embarrassed by all of the applause, Wudtke was shocked.Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
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From Donna Moss on The West Wing, who exists at times to be an audience surrogate to whom other characters can explain complex things, to MacKenzie McHale on The Newsroom, an accomplished war journalist who apparently gets flustered using her email, the women in his scripts are rarely well rounded.Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Swarms of Kodak-wielding shutterbugs descended on American cities, thrusting their lenses in front of flustered strangers.Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Nonplussed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonplussed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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