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variants also nonplusing

nonplussing

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verb

variants also nonplusing
present participle of nonplus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonplussing
Adjective
  • This perplexing synergy triggers everything from mixed signals and missed messages to an overwhelming feeling that something’s just a bit… off.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
  • In almost no time Sophie and Laura had managed to untie one knot, only to find a tighter and far more perplexing one at its center.
    Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Russia was becoming more closed, and this was disconcerting for a generation that had grown up in a modernized and relatively open society.
    Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Calculations on how many homeowners are at risk and how many are covered vary, but all are disconcerting.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • Since October, the Vance edits have only become sweatier, more surreal, more upsetting to behold.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, recurring dreams that are upsetting can leave you with an emotional hangover the next day.
    Stacey Colino, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • For the Congolese government, the ineffective Western responses follow a dismaying pattern.
    Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Americans, and a dismaying number of politicians, keep crying for a crackdown on crimes that aren’t happening.
    F.K. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Experts warn that an afternoon or evening coffee could disrupt your circadian rhythm, disturbing your sleep.
    Jenna Anderson, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The Piano Teacher asks you (and teaches you) to stick with disturbing moments and unpleasant characters.
    Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion builds on that work with new vigor and a new dimension - the creative energy and conquering spirit of one extraordinary woman.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But the body itself has an extraordinary ability to heal.
    Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There are countless women running incredible kitchens.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The group has scored an incredible six No. 1 hits on the Hot 100, which certifies the South Korean stars as among the most commercially successful acts of the past decade.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In just one week, skywatchers across North America will witness a spectacular total lunar eclipse, also known as a Blood Moon.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
  • After a spectacular performance Wednesday night, Rich Township’s Jamson Coulter was a young man of few words.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Nonplussing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonplussing. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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