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riddles

NOUN

brain-teaser

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complexity conundrum dilemma enigma mystery puzzle quandary teaser

STRONG

bewilderment charade complication confusion cryptogram distraction doubt embarrassment entanglement intricacy labyrinth maze mystification perplexity plight poser predicament problem puzzlement question rebus stickler strait stumper twister

WEAK

brain-twister closed book knotty question mind-boggler sixty-four dollar question tough nut to crack tough proposition

Antonyms

STRONGEST

solution

STRONG

confidence good fortune simplicity

VERB

perforate, permeate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corrupt infest mar pepper pervade puncture

STRONG

bore damage honeycomb impair pierce pit spoil

Antonyms

STRONG

help

Example Sentences

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But the cyclops can’t solve the simplest of riddles and the increasingly exasperated maidens, who’ll be free once a riddle is solved, can’t get them to stop approaching the cave or from making terrible guesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Yet she’s also a protein-loading weight-lifting buff who favors all-black outfits and clear opinions, not a robed oracle speaking in riddles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Mr Williams then created Masquerade, a book filled with cryptic riddles pointing to the hare's location, which attracted treasure hunters from around the globe before it was finally unearthed in 1982.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

And just as tobacco riddles the lungs, Amazon, one could argue in their preachiest moment, rots the soul.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

She told me much and more, but all in riddles.

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