mysteries

NOUN

puzzle, secret

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conundrum enigma problem question riddle secrecy subtlety thriller

STRONG

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

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

Antonyms

WEAK

known understanding

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mysteries

That’s one of life’s great mysteries: Why do we do things that we know are wrong, or bad for us?

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Your burning questions, answered: In the special segment Decoder Rings Back, host Willa Paskin answers listeners’ queries about cultural mysteries.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

One of the biggest mysteries surrounding peri-implantitis has been its similarity to periodontitis, the gum disease that develops around natural teeth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mining existential territory, Rembrandt established self-portraiture as a meditation on the mysteries of consciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

There was no way of knowing where they might’ve taken him, so add Disappearing Petey to the list of mysteries needing solving.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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