Definitions

puzzle out

VERB

clear up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify illustrate resolve solve straighten out unravel

WEAK

answer cipher decipher dissolve elucidate figure out illuminate make plausible make reasonable tidy unfold

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question wonder

WEAK

complicate worsen

VERB

decipher

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze break down decode deduce elucidate interpret solve translate unravel

STRONG

break cipher construe crack disentangle encipher explain expound read render reveal spell unfold

WEAK

bring out dope out find the key make clear make out unriddle

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal confuse fix hide mend obscure suppress

WEAK

code encode scramble

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

resolve work out

STRONG

adapt decipher decode interpret render translate transliterate transpose

Antonyms

WEAK

defer destroy fail idle lose miss neglect pass put off undo

VERB

figure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conclude determine discover fathom resolve see settle solve suppose think

STRONG

cipher comprehend crack decipher decode disentangle follow get master opine reason rule unfold unravel unscramble untangle

WEAK

catch on to clear up dope out make heads or tails of make out think out unriddle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelieve question wonder

STRONG

misunderstand

VERB

resolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agree answer clear up conclude deal with decide determine fix iron out propose settle solve undertake work out

STRONG

analyze anatomize break choose clinch decipher decree design dissect dissolve elect elucidate fathom figure intend lick purpose rule unfold unravel untangle unzip will work

WEAK

break down make a point of pan out pass upon remain firm take a stand work through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin forget hesitate oppose question refuse start unsettle

STRONG

assemble fasten hide join mend put together tangle

WEAK

mull waver wonder

Example Sentences

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Trying to puzzle out what he “really” meant, as opposed to what he actually said, will get you nowhere.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

But Maitlis says she spent years "trying to puzzle out" what the words meant.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

Gasque expressed appreciation for the input from people who study the middle ionosphere, or mesosphere, and the stratosphere, whose ideas helped her puzzle out the solution.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023

Working with colleagues in Argentina, Mexico, and other countries, she sought to puzzle out whether genetic markers in lice could trace historical contacts between their human hosts.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 7, 2023

“They still ain’t managed to puzzle out why the Stormcrows and the Second Sons went over to the dragon queen.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

puzzle out

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