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

But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Ever since he was a boy, Hassabis dreamed of building a form of artificial intelligence that would be smart enough to crack the mysteries of the universe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The final case of the Cold War was now shut, and the mysteries surrounding the Year of the Spy had been solved.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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