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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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"This international team combines the technical and scientific expertise needed to solve the X-ray Universe's biggest mysteries and open new avenues for research."

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Among the film’s many mysteries, one I’ve found particularly intriguing has to do with Katharine Graham, publisher of the Washington Post and CEO of its parent company during the Watergate investigations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Any time we turn something new on, it’s 100% guaranteed that anomalies or mysteries will pop out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

One of the biggest mysteries in publishing has been solved, after the best-selling US author known to millions of readers as Freida McFadden revealed her true identity.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Axel doesn’t know the mysteries of those lost dads, and Aunt Nancy hasn’t said a thing.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers