Synonyms of riddle
23 similar words
Another word for riddle is brain-teaser. Other synonyms of riddle are conundrum and enigma.
Synonyms and similar words for riddle
nounA verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.
- enigmaA riddle, or a difficult problem.
- conundrumA difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
- brain-teaserA complex riddle or puzzle.
verbTo solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
- decipherTo find a solution to a problem.
- puzzle outTo figure out; to discover or find a solution to.
- unriddleTo figure out the answer to (a riddle).
- get to the bottom ofTo come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
- iron outTo resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
- meliorateTo make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
- reason outTo solve or determine by reasoning.
- resolveTo find a solution to (a problem).
- sleuthTo act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.
- solve
- tease out figurativelyTo unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
- think outTo devise or solve by a process of thought.
- unpuzzleTo solve (a puzzle); to work out.
- unravel figurativelyTo clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to...
- upsolveTo solve; explain.
- work outTo resolve; to find a solution for.
- absolve obsoleteTo resolve; to explain; to solve.
- ravel archaicOften followed by out: to undo the intricacies of (a problem, etc.); to clarify, to disentangle.
- unsolve obsoleteTo solve.
verbTo fill or spread throughout; to pervade (with something destructive or weakening).
Meaning of riddle
- noun A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.
- noun An ancient verbal, poetic, or literary form, in which, rather than a rhyme scheme, there are parallel opposing expressions with a hidden meaning.
- verb To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.
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Questions about synonyms of riddle
- What is another word for riddle?
- Riddle has 23 synonyms on Word.ws, such as brain-teaser, conundrum and enigma.
- What does riddle mean?
- Riddle means a verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.
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