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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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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

The song’s lyrics don’t directly correspond to the beauty and pain contained in “Sound of Falling” — it’s just one more layer of enigma in a movie that doesn’t answer all its riddles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Throughout the game, there will be scavenger hunts using video calls where residents get the chance to solve puzzles and riddles then send staff off to find the next clue.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

Let me not be that kind of fool, to base my strategies on riddles.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black