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mystery

Definition for mystery

noun as in puzzle, secret

Strongest matches

conundrum, enigma, problem, question, riddle, secrecy, subtlety, thriller

Strong matches

abstruseness, charade, chiller, cliffhanger, crux, cryptogram, difficulty, grabber, inscrutability, mystification, occult, oracle, perplexity, poser, puzzlement, rebus, rune, sphinx, stickler, stumper, teaser, twister, whodunit, why

Weak matches

brainteaser, braintwister, closed book, inscrutableness, mindboggler, sixty-four thousand dollar question, tough nut to crack

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Example Sentences

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Despite a massive search operation, Sarm's body has never been found and her disappearance remains a mystery.

From BBC

The intrigue of magic — any magic — is rooted in its mystery.

But now, after an internet sleuth joined the search, the mystery man has finally been identified.

From BBC

Detectives had hoped a mystery man who wrote a letter to police could provide a breakthrough.

From BBC

Ms O'Sullivan remains determined to solve the mystery of what happened to her son.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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