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Synonyms of unriddle

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Another word for unriddle is solve. Other synonyms of unriddle are resolve, riddle, sleuth, decipher and meliorate.

Synonyms and similar words for unriddle

verbTo figure out the answer to (a riddle).

  • deduce
  • riddleTo solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.

verbTo solve (a perplexing problem).

  • puzzle outTo figure out; to discover or find a solution to.
  • unpuzzleTo solve (a puzzle); to work out.
  • decipherTo find a solution to a problem.
  • 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.
  • solveTo find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
  • tease out figurativelyTo unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
  • think outTo devise or solve by a process of thought.
  • 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.

Meaning of unriddle

  1. verb To figure out the answer to (a riddle).
  2. verb To solve (a perplexing problem).

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Questions about synonyms of unriddle

What is another word for unriddle?
Unriddle has 20 synonyms on Word.ws, such as solve, resolve, riddle, sleuth, decipher and meliorate.
What does unriddle mean?
Unriddle means to figure out the answer to (a riddle).

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