Perplexed as a goldfish doing long divisionBy Jamie Archer / SimilesSynonyms: confused, stumped, baffled, bewildered, muddledDescribes cartoonish, clearly-out-of-one's-depth confusion.Tags: ConfusedMore similes for ConfusedConfused as a fart in a fan factoryDisoriented as a sailor in a fog bankBewildered as a dog at a magic showBaffled as a cat watching a computer screenFlummoxed as a grammar student at silent lettersDazed as a boxer after the twelfth roundSee all "Confused" similes →