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

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

These and other mysteries scattered throughout “The Dead Room” are all part of a criminal conspiracy that Ms. McPherson reveals after some unnecessary digressions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The Chamber of Secrets plunges Harry and his friends deeper into the dark mysteries of Hogwarts in their second year, bringing them face to face with dangerous creatures and old enemies.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

However, some discoveries resist easy answers, and the "golden orb" became one of those rare, lingering mysteries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

Back to Deep Water, where life would become again an empty trailer, an old man’s declining will to go on, a crazy fool believing in the mysteries of a beat-up vinyl suitcase, and me.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant