"Confounding" validity in different word game dictionaries
| Dictionary | Validity |
|---|---|
| Scrabble US(US/Canada/Thailand - TWL/NWL) | Yes |
| Scrabble UK(International - SOWPODS/CSW) | Yes |
| Words with Friends(WWF) | Yes |
"confounding" Definition
- perplexing or bewildering: He’s hosting an evening of readings from some of the most sensational and confounding cases of Sherlock Holmes.
- throwing someone or something into confusion or disorder: Still in shock, his wife broke the confounding news that their only son had been killed by a stray bullet.
- Statistics
- interacting with both the dependent and independent variables in an experiment or study, making it impossible to determine a causal effect between them:The authors list potential confounding factors, but it is not clear from the paper whether all of these were controlled for in the analyses.
- the act of perplexing, bewildering, causing confusion or disorder, etc.: The Jaredite civilization is supposed to have formed in the wake of the miraculous confounding of languages at the Tower of Babel.
- the act of treating or viewing different things as if they were the same: I have always found the confounding of Christmas and Hanukkah disturbing.
"confounding" Synonyms & Antonyms
"confounding" synonyms:
- flummoxing,
- bemusing,
- dumbfounding,
- bamboozling,
- stunning,
- befuddling,
- nonplussing,
- stupefying,
- astonishing,
- flooring,
- discombobulating,
- addling,
- flabbergasting,
- amazing,
- staggering,
- astounding,
- fuddling,
- vexing,
- dazing
"confounding" antonyms:
- clear,
- easy,
- simple,
- straightforward,
- untroublesome,
- unambiguous,
- clear-cut,
- plain,
- uncomplicated,
- self-explanatory,
- trivial,
- understandable,
- facile,
- obvious,
- comprehensible,
- lucid,
- elementary,
- intelligible,
- direct