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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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"Physics is still full of mysteries at the most fundamental level. Quantum technologies are now giving us new tools to shed light on them."

From Science Daily • May 18, 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

Every night, he reads murder mysteries to them, a ritual he undertakes primarily for his own pleasure.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

His inexplicable home-run drought has emerged as one of the biggest mysteries of the season.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 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