baffles Antonyms

Meaning of baffles

baffles

a device (such as a plate, wall, or screen) to deflect, check, or regulate flow or passage (as of a fluid, light, or sound), to defeat or check by confusing, a device (as a wall or screen) to turn aside, check, or regulate flow (as of a fluid, light, or sound), to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling, to check or break the force or flow of by or as if by a baffle, to check or break the force or flow of by or as if by a baffle (see baffle entry 2)

baffles Sentence Examples

  1. The intricate puzzle baffles even the most skilled solvers.
  2. The scientist was baffled by the unexpected results of the experiment.
  3. The enigmatic painting baffles art historians with its hidden symbolism.
  4. The government's sudden policy shift baffles the public and leaves them uncertain.
  5. The young child was baffled by the complex rules of the board game.
  6. The therapist was baffled by her client's stubborn refusal to open up.
  7. The malfunctioning device baffles the engineers who can't determine the cause.
  8. The cryptic message baffles the recipients, leaving them guessing its true meaning.
  9. The mysterious creature baffles zoologists with its unusual characteristics.
  10. The investigator was baffled by the lack of evidence at the crime scene.

FAQs About the word baffles

a device (such as a plate, wall, or screen) to deflect, check, or regulate flow or passage (as of a fluid, light, or sound), to defeat or check by confusing, a

frustrates, hampers, beats, prevents, balks, discomfits,thwarts, hinders, defeats, stops

encourages, fosters, advances, promotes, cultivates, aids, furthers, assists, forwards,nurtures

The intricate puzzle baffles even the most skilled solvers.

The scientist was baffled by the unexpected results of the experiment.

The enigmatic painting baffles art historians with its hidden symbolism.

The government's sudden policy shift baffles the public and leaves them uncertain.