stumped
Without an answer
Stumped means baffled or unable to proceed—stuck without an answer or solution.
The image is of being stopped short, like a tree reduced to a stump.
That last question really stumped me.
The detective was stumped by the lack of evidence.
In cricket, stumped describes a batsman dismissed when the wicket-keeper breaks the stumps while they're out of their crease.
Utterly unable to understand
- confoundedThoroughly puzzled or frustrated
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- flummoxedUtterly perplexed
- mystifiedUtterly unable to understand
nonplussed · perplexed · dumbfounded · befuddled · at a loss · clueless · drawing a blank · stuck
Threw at pins
Having lost a contest
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- outclassedBeaten by superior competition
- bestedOvercame in a contest
- checkmatedKing under inescapable attack
thwarted · foiled · overcome · outwitted · outmaneuvered · stymied · trounced · overwhelmed
Brought to a halt
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- impededObstructed or slowed
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- hinderedSlowed or obstructed
hampered · derailed · stonewalled · deadlocked · stalled · stuck · immobilized · arrested
baffled
Utterly unable to understand
- confoundedThoroughly puzzled or frustrated
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- flummoxedUtterly perplexed
mystified · nonplussed · perplexed · dumbfounded · befuddled · at a loss · clueless · drawing a blank · stuck · foxed
bowled
Threw at pins
beaten
Having lost a contest
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- outclassedBeaten by superior competition
- bestedOvercame in a contest
checkmated · thwarted · foiled · overcome · outwitted · outmaneuvered · stymied · trounced · overwhelmed · crushed
stopped
Brought to a halt
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- impededObstructed or slowed
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
hindered · hampered · derailed · stonewalled · deadlocked · stalled · stuck · immobilized · arrested · held up
trunk
Main stem or storage
uprooted · chopped · sawn · remnant · deadwood · clearing · chainsaw · woodcutter
- confused feelingsconfused, puzzled, baffled, perplexed, mystified
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- cricketbatsman, bowler, wicket, bat, ball
- Cricket Idiomssticky wicket, not cricket, bowled over, on the back foot, on the front foot
- cricket dismissalsbowled, caught, run out, timed out
- Game Outcomessolved, unsolved, win, loss, completion
stumpedenlightened
Possessing profound insight
clear · understanding · informed · comprehending · knowing
stumpedcertain
Free from doubt
solved · confident · figured out · resourceful · equipped
- tree stumpCut trunk remnant
- stump speechCandidate's standard campaign oration
- dumb as a stumpIdiom for extreme stupidity
- stump speechesRepeated political orations
- bloody stump
- on the stumpActively seeking political support
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