mind-boggler

NOUN

enigma

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conundrum puzzle

STRONG

bewilderment cliffhanger crux cryptogram grabber knot mystification parable perplexity problem puzzlement puzzler question riddle secret sphinx sticker stickler stumper teaser twister why

WEAK

Gordian knot mind-twister question mark sixty-four dollar question tough nut to crack

NOUN

problem

Synonyms

STRONG

bugaboo conundrum enigma example grabber illustration intricacy mystery poser puzzler query riddle stickler stumper teaser twister

WEAK

brainteaser cliff-hanger sixty-four thousand dollar question

Antonyms

WEAK

good situation solution

NOUN

riddle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complexity conundrum dilemma enigma mystery puzzle quandary teaser

STRONG

bewilderment charade complication confusion cryptogram distraction doubt embarrassment entanglement intricacy labyrinth maze mystification perplexity plight poser predicament problem puzzlement question rebus stickler strait stumper twister

WEAK

brain-twister closed book knotty question sixty-four dollar question tough nut to crack tough proposition

Antonyms

STRONGEST

solution

STRONG

confidence good fortune simplicity

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Science meets the spiritual in another mind-boggler: Why do some people report their life flashing before their eyes or an out-of-body experience in the moments near death?

From Science Magazine • Dec. 19, 2023

Making any meaningful sense was clearly not a top priority with the writers of this mega mind-boggler.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2020

While I spoke briefly about “The Sandman” and that phantasmagoric mind-boggler “The Golden Pot,” one of the con’s seven guests of honor, Sonya Taaffe, dazzled with her insights into Hoffmann’s influence on contemporary film.

From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2019

mind-boggler

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