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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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“His & Hers” on Netflix, “Bookish” on PBS and a pair of mysteries from Harlan Coben, on CBS and Netflix, offer different kinds of twists and puzzles to solve.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The mysteries of this life can be more agonizing than any grief.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Greater precision can open the door to more powerful quantum devices and new ways of studying some of the universe's biggest mysteries.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Dark matter remains one of the biggest mysteries in physics.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

There were other code-breaking mysteries that called to them as well.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield