confounding

1. 1.

   that confounds or contradicts or confuses

   Synonymscontradictory

   Similarunsupportive

Questions about confounding

What does confounding mean?

confounding means "that confounds or contradicts or confuses".

How many syllables are in confounding?

confounding has 3 syllables: con-foun-ding. The stress falls on "foun". In IPA it is /kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/.

What is another word for confounding?

Close synonyms include contradictory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is confounding a common word?

confounding is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with confounding?

1 word rhymes with confounding. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.