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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

Example Sentences

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Better to preserve some mysteries in case you haven’t watched.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Dark matter remains one of the biggest mysteries in physics.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

The film stars Hugh Jackman as a shepherd who reads mysteries to his flock in an English village.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Danger comes in familiar settings in these mysteries from Emma Garman and Catriona McPherson.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Hey, since we’re such an awesome crime-fighting team, maybe we should look for more mysteries to solve.”

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon