confusingly
Hard to follow
Confusingly describes something done in a way that causes confusion or makes understanding difficult.
Confusingly, the two streets have almost identical names.
The instructions were confusingly written.
Often signals that what follows will be counterintuitive or hard to follow.
In a confusing way
- bafflinglyIn confusing manner
- puzzlinglyIn confusing manner
- mystifyinglyIn confounding manner
- incomprehensiblyBeyond capacity to grasp
inscrutably · unintelligibly · befuddlingly · disconcertingly · overwhelmingly · staggeringly · dazedly · bewilderingly
In unclear fashion
- equivocallyIn deliberately vague manner
- unclearlyIn an indistinct manner
- impreciselyWithout exactness
- indefinitelyWithout defined conclusion
indeterminately · nebulously · obscurely · hazily · fuzzily · murkily · cloudily · opaquely
In an illogical manner
- chaoticallyIn complete disorder
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- messilyIn disorderly manner
- ramblinglyIn unfocused, wandering manner
disjointedly · illogically · inconsistently · erratically · unsystematically · randomly
In falsely suggestive manner
- disingenuouslyWith pretended ignorance
- falselyContrary to fact
- spuriouslyIn a counterfeit manner
- fallaciouslyIn an illogical manner
dishonestly · deceitfully · duplicitously · insincerely · beguilingly · trickily · evasively · slipperily
perplexingly
In a confusing way
- bafflinglyIn confusing manner
- puzzlinglyIn confusing manner
- mystifyinglyIn confounding manner
incomprehensibly · inscrutably · unintelligibly · befuddlingly · disconcertingly · overwhelmingly · staggeringly · dazedly · bewilderingly · mind-bogglingly
vaguely
In unclear fashion
- equivocallyIn deliberately vague manner
- unclearlyIn an indistinct manner
- impreciselyWithout exactness
indefinitely · indeterminately · nebulously · obscurely · hazily · fuzzily · murkily · cloudily · opaquely · abstractly
incoherently
In an illogical manner
- chaoticallyIn complete disorder
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- messilyIn disorderly manner
ramblingly · disjointedly · illogically · inconsistently · erratically · unsystematically · randomly
deceptively
In falsely suggestive manner
- disingenuouslyWith pretended ignorance
- falselyContrary to fact
- spuriouslyIn a counterfeit manner
fallaciously · dishonestly · deceitfully · duplicitously · insincerely · beguilingly · trickily · evasively · slipperily · craftily
confusinglyclearly
Without ambiguity
lucidly · plainly · understandably · intelligibly · comprehensibly
confusinglycoherently
In connected, sensible manner
logically · systematically · methodically · orderly · consistently