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UNDERSTAND Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word understand. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For UNDERSTAND

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misunderstand
verbv
verb

• interpret in the wrong way

baffle
verbv
noun

• a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

bewilder
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• cause to be confused emotionally

confuse
verbv
verb

• mistake one thing for another

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

• cause to feel embarrassment

• assemble without order or sense

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

mystify
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• make mysterious

obfuscate
verbv
verb

• make obscure or unclear

perplex
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• make more complicated

puzzle
nounn
noun

• a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

• a game that tests your ingenuity

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

Alternatives for MISUNDERSTAND

Alternatives for BAFFLE

Alternatives for BEWILDER

Alternatives for CONFUSE

Alternatives for MYSTIFY

Alternatives for OBFUSCATE

Alternatives for PERPLEX

Alternatives for PUZZLE

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