1. Having an unobvious or mysterious meaning; hard to understand
   "I didn't grasp the meaning of that puzzling comment until much later";
   - enigmatic, enigmatical
    
2. Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity
   "a puzzling statement";
   - confusing, perplexing

1. Confuse or leave at a loss because of something complex or difficult to understand
   "These questions puzzle even the experts";
   - confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate [informal], perplex, vex, stick, get, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound
    
2. Be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
   "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

See also: incomprehensible, muddy, unclear, uncomprehensible

Type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, chew over, contemplate, excogitate, impact, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over

Encyclopedia: Puzzle