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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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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

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

From Salon • May 17, 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 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