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unriddled

unriddled is the simple past and past participle of unriddle.

Meaning of unriddle

Verb

unriddle (third-person singular simple present unriddles, present participle unriddling, simple past and past participle unriddled)

  1. (transitive) To figure out the answer to (a riddle).
    Synonyms:
    deduce, riddle
  2. (broadly, transitive) To solve (a perplexing problem).
    • It vvill be found, vvhen the Myſterie of iniquitie ſhall be unriddled, that, as they vvere their ſpavvn the Anabaptiſts, the obſtructers of our Doctrinal Reformation, ſo, they are by their Miſſionaries ſent unto Corners and Hillie Countreys the obſtructers of our practical.1702, [John Wilson], An Essay wherein National Love and Unity is Recommended, Its Opposits Exposed, Arguments for It Propounded, and Its Standard Expounded, and All Contenders Blamed. […], Edinburgh...

Adjective

unriddled (not comparable)

  1. Not having been riddled.
    • unriddled coal

Questions about unriddled

What does unriddled mean?
Unriddled means not having been riddled.
What is unriddled the simple past and past participle of?
Unriddled is the simple past and past participle of unriddle.
What part of speech is unriddled?
Unriddled is an adjective.

Words near unriddled in the dictionary

  1. unridable
  2. unridably
  3. unridden
  4. unriddle
  5. unriddleable
  6. unriddled
  7. unriddler
  8. unriddlers
  9. unriddles
  10. unriddling
  11. unriddlings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unriddled (page history and authors); unriddle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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