General Confusion:
* Bewilder: To make someone feel lost and uncertain.
* Disorient: To make someone lose their sense of direction or orientation.
* Mystify: To make something difficult to understand.
* Perplex: To puzzle or bewilder someone.
* Puzzle: To make someone think hard about something.
* Baffle: To completely confuse someone.
* Discombobulate: To make someone feel confused and upset.
Confusion Due to Similarity:
* Misinterpret: To understand something incorrectly.
* Misunderstand: To fail to understand something correctly.
* Mix up: To confuse one thing with another.
* Muddle: To make something unclear or confused.
Confusion Due to Deception:
* Deceive: To mislead someone intentionally.
* Trick: To deceive someone by using a clever or dishonest method.
* Hoodwink: To deceive someone by using trickery.
* Dupe: To deceive someone into believing something false.
Formal or Literary Synonyms:
* Disconcert: To make someone feel uneasy or unsettled.
* Nonplus: To surprise someone so much that they are unable to speak or act.
* Flabbergast: To surprise someone greatly.
The best synonym to use will depend on the context of the sentence and the specific meaning you want to convey.