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whodunit

[hoo-duhn-it] / huˈdʌn ɪt /
NOUN
mystery
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 why
WEAK
brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack
Antonyms
WEAK
known understanding
NOUN
perplexity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
puzzlement
STRONG
abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger conundrum crux cryptogram difficulty enigma grabber inscrutability mystification occult oracle poser problem puzzle puzzler question rebus riddle rune secrecy sphinx stickler stumper subtlety teaser thriller twister why
WEAK
brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack
Antonyms
STRONG
harmony
NOUN
puzzler
Synonyms
STRONG
abstruseness charade chiller cliffhanger conundrum crux cryptogram difficulty enigma grabber inscrutability mystification occult oracle perplexity poser problem puzzle puzzlement question rebus riddle rune secrecy sphinx stickler stumper subtlety teaser thriller twister why
WEAK
brainteaser braintwister closed book inscrutableness mindboggler sixty-four thousand dollar question tough nut to crack
Antonyms
STRONG
harmony

Example Sentences

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But “Wake Up Dead Man” is a funny gothic whodunit in which the twist is an ending that squeezes out a tear.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Harbour, Bateman and Cardellini spoke about how the series turns commonplace true crime themes of sex, love and murder into a smart, funny and empathetic whodunit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“Memory of a Killer” may turn out to be a whodunit in which the guy who’s done it doesn’t know he did it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“Ludwig” is already a hit in the U.K., land of the upbeat whodunit, and its second season pickup can’t have been a surprise.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025

Aguirre-Sacasa has said that his drama first presents as a whodunit and evolves into a “whydunit.”

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.