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mystery

[mis-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˈmɪs tə ri, -tri /
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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True crime and mystery: As with Raymond Chandler, you don’t read “Shadow Ticket” expecting to find out who killed the chauffeur.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Here is where I’m required to offer a throat-clearing assertion that everyone else’s marriage is a mystery, and that we can never know the depths of love or loathing from the outside.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

There was confusion over which buttons to press as they wrestled with the mystery of how to reload a SmarTrip card—all of it intensified by the prospect of missing their train.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

As he unraveled the mystery, he impressed veteran researchers with his findings—including federal law enforcement, which took action against the network two weeks ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The willingness of a Wall Street investment bank to pay me hundreds of thousands of dollars to dispense investment advice to grown-ups remains a mystery to me to this day.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis