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Synonyms for puzzle
ˈpʌz əlpuz·zle

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. puzzlenoun

    Conundrum, a word of unknown origin, signifies some question or statement in which some hidden and fanciful resemblance is involved, the answer often depending upon a pun; an enigma is a dark saying; a paradox is a true statement that at first appears absurd or contradictory; a problem is something thrown out for solution; puzzle (from oppose) referred originally to the intricate arguments by which disputants opposed each other in the old philosophic schools. The riddle is an ambiguous or paradoxical statement with a hidden meaning to be guessed by the mental acuteness of the one to whom it is proposed; the riddle is not so petty as the conundrum, and may require much acuteness for its answer; a problem may require simply study and scholarship, as a problem in mathematics; a puzzle may be in something other than verbal statement, as a dissected map or any perplexing mechanical contrivance. Both enigma and puzzle may be applied to any matter difficult of answer or solution, enigma conveying an idea of greater dignity, puzzle applying to something more commonplace and mechanical; there are many dark enigmas in human life and in the course of providence; the location of a missing object is often a puzzle.

    Synonyms:
    conundrum, enigma, paradox, problem, riddle

    Antonyms:
    answer, axiom, explanation, proposition, solution

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. puzzleverb

    Synonyms:
    pose, perplex, embarrass, bewilder, confound, mystify, confuse

    Antonyms:
    enlighten, instruct, illumine

  2. puzzlenoun

    Synonyms:
    embarrassment, be wilderment, enigma, confusion, conundrum, intricacy, labyrinth

    Antonyms:
    disentanglement, solution, explanation, extrication, clue

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teasernoun

    a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

    "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"

    Synonyms:
    teaser, mystifier, tease, tormentor, tormenter, puzzler, vexer, annoyer

  2. puzzleverb

    a game that tests your ingenuity

    Synonyms:
    mystifier, teaser, puzzler

  3. perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfoundverb

    be a mystery or bewildering to

    "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

    Synonyms:
    drum, lay, take, cause, receive, get at, outfox, wash up, foil, start, besot, father, experience, mystify, pound, rile, stun, have, become, sustain, stay, put, scram, regulate, drive, start out, amaze, stimulate, sire, model, devil, cohere, sting, engender, get to, cleave, go, fix, scotch, pay back, annoy, stick, suffer, beat up, beat, set about, trounce, get down, thrum, incur, posture, stick by, draw, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, exhaust, overreach, stick around, set out, agitate, flap, rag, crush, arrest, stick to, develop, outwit, throw, bring, bewilder, nettle, irritate, mother, set, personate, stir up, lodge, quiver, buzz off, catch, present, scramble, wedge, shake up, make, beget, flummox, stand by, thump, cross, get, generate, bind, complicate, nark, find, outsmart, deposit, cling, obtain, vex, worry, pose, adhere, capture, position, aim, induce, ticktack, spoil, perplex, work over, tucker out, raise up, bother, bunk, gravel, begin, disturb, impersonate, fetch, discombobulate, circumvent, let, get under one's skin, frustrate, sit, astound, arrive, tick, produce, pulsate, convey, thwart, bond, acquire, come, bemuse, tucker, commove, pay off, bilk, astonish, ticktock, bugger off, beat out, hold fast, chafe, vanquish, shell, stay put, place, nonplus, commence, baffle

  4. puzzleverb

    be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide

    "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

    Synonyms:
    bewilder, get, perplex, stupefy, dumbfound, gravel, baffle, stick, vex, nonplus, pose, amaze, beat, flummox, mystify

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  1. puzzleverb

    Synonyms:
    perplex, embarrass, bewilder, confound, stagger, pose, nonplus, confuse, mystify

  2. puzzlenoun

    Synonyms:
    riddle, enigma, mystery, poser, knotty point

  3. puzzlenoun

    Synonyms:
    perplexity, embarrassment, quandary, nonplus

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. puzzlenoun

    Synonyms:
    enigma, conundrum, intricacy, maze, crux, riddle, rebus, poser, confusion, quandary, perplexity, nonplus, bewilderment

  2. puzzleverb

    Synonyms:
    mystify, pose, nonplus, perplex, bewilder, confuse

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "puzzle":

    jigsaw, riddle, enigma, puzzles, conundrum, mystery, headache, patchwork, mosaic

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How to use puzzle in a sentence?

  1. Audrey Hepburn:

    Hypocrisy, is when individuals become abnoxiously contradicting, unrealistically criticizing the government of South Sudan, yet are part of the puzzle underneath the Salva Kiir's regime.

  2. David Tester:

    As we started building out the family structure, it became apparent to us that this was most likely a recessive disorder, with more information and more technological advancement in terms of being able to look at genes, we were able to put this puzzle together.

  3. Justin Yang:

    We spend a lot of time talking about healthcare workers, and they are important, but we're missing a lot of the pieces of the puzzle if we don't look at non-health care workers exposure, their voices are really not being heard. I thought it was important to get this published so government agencies and store owners could take note of this and see that they should be protecting their employees more.

  4. Patrick Soon-Shiong:

    Everybody is focusing on one little piece of the puzzle, but the tumor is too smart. It has too many fail safes. We need to attack the entire tumor system.

  5. Jomi Marcus-Bello:

    Skating is going to be part of the 2020 Olympics so it's something for us to aim for and it would be great to have their support. I feel we are the last piece of the puzzle provided we get the support needed.


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