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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“Some mysteries in archeology are so significant,” he adds, “that it takes generations to solve them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Better to preserve some mysteries in case you haven’t watched.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

For Cage, it’s a combination of its visual aesthetic and the moral ambiguity of the mysteries and illicit affairs in film noir that have made the genre endure among cinephiles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

One of the biggest mysteries in human evolution has long puzzled scientists: Why are humans so overwhelmingly right-handed?

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

While Bobby stared at Tal's palm and pondered the mysteries of its lines and crevices, a crowd gathered around and hundreds of others watched from their tables.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady