puzzlingly
In bewildering fashion
Puzzlingly describes something done in a way that's hard to understand or explain: Puzzlingly, she declined the promotion she'd worked toward for years.
The word signals that what follows defies expectation or logic.
It often appears at the start of a sentence, flagging the speaker's confusion about what comes next.
In confusing manner
- bewilderinglyIn a puzzling manner
- perplexinglyIn a confusing way
- confusinglyIn unclear manner
- inexplicablyBeyond rational understanding
mystifyingly · enigmatically · cryptically · incomprehensibly · unfathomably · inscrutably · paradoxically · disconcertingly
In obscure manner
- obscurelyIn unclear fashion
- opaquelyWithout letting light pass
- esotericallyIn secretive, specialized way
- arcaneUnderstood by few
intricately · tortuously · elaborately · ambiguously · equivocally · indecipherably · impenetrably · unintelligibly
In an engrossing way
- captivatinglyIn an enchanting way
- intriguinglyIn a captivating way
- tantalizinglyEnticingly out of reach
- alluringlyIn attractive manner
compellingly · provokingly · stimulatingly · engrossingly · absorbingly · enticingly · beguilingly · arrestingly
bafflingly
In confusing manner
- bewilderinglyIn a puzzling manner
- perplexinglyIn a confusing way
- confusinglyIn unclear manner
inexplicably · mystifyingly · enigmatically · cryptically · incomprehensibly · unfathomably · inscrutably · paradoxically · disconcertingly · strangely
abstrusely
In obscure manner
- obscurelyIn unclear fashion
- opaquelyWithout letting light pass
- esotericallyIn secretive, specialized way
arcane · intricately · tortuously · elaborately · ambiguously · equivocally · indecipherably · impenetrably · unintelligibly · densely
fascinatingly
In an engrossing way
- captivatinglyIn an enchanting way
- intriguinglyIn a captivating way
- tantalizinglyEnticingly out of reach
alluringly · compellingly · provokingly · stimulatingly · engrossingly · absorbingly · enticingly · beguilingly · arrestingly · spellbindingly
- sentence startersoddly, curiously, strangely, surprisingly, remarkably
puzzlinglyclearly
Without ambiguity
obviously · understandably · comprehensibly · plainly · transparently
puzzlinglyobviously
In an apparent manner
unmistakably · evidently · apparently · manifestly · certainly
puzzlinglycertainly
Without any doubt
undoubtedly · unquestionably · assuredly · indubitably · definitely
- puzzling outSolving through effort