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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
do
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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This is difficult to puzzle out because, as mentioned, dark matter does not interact with light and it does not seem to decay over time — but it does have gravity.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2024

"It was a pleasure to puzzle out the findings of the study together by uniting the team's expertise in data analysis and cell biology," said Tobias Gerber, another of the study's lead authors.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024

The leader of the secretive state has never actually revealed his birthday, leaving North Korea watchers to puzzle out when it actually takes place.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024

Without information from a weather radar or other optical measurements, he says, it is challenging to puzzle out the small-scale processes within thunderstorms.

From National Geographic • Oct. 6, 2023

She ran to find Mr. Henry, all the while trying to puzzle out why Mrs. Caruthers was so unsettled by the idea of more people in the house.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland