confusedly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for confusedly
Adverb
  • In experiments done decades ago, scientists were able to show that if the sound of running water was played from a tape deck, beavers would try desperately to accumulate wood around the sound.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • So, too, do these attempts reveal how desperately empathy is needed in medicine—an empathy that is not transactional but mutual.
    Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Hydroplaning is when a vehicle starts uncontrollably sliding on wet roads.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • That seems like a crazily low number of songs.
    Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Guessing crazily at the future, the gambler is granted, briefly, the gift of now.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Staffers frantically searched for updates on his condition.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Some are stockpiling ingredients, while others are frantically seeking alternative suppliers.
    Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Confusedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confusedly. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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