Synonyms of puzzle

puzzle 1 of 3

noun

as in mystery

something hard to understand or explain

the final fate of the colonists at Roanoke remains a puzzle to this very day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mystery
• enigma
• riddle
• conundrum
• problem
• why
• secret
• puzzlement
• mystification
• closed book
• challenge
• head-scratcher
• matter
• brainteaser
• perplexity
• poser
• trouble
• stumper
• case
• knot

puzzle

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verb (1)

ˈpə-zəl 

as in to baffle

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• baffle
• perplex
• confuse
• bewilder
• maze
• pose
• mystify
• muddle
• rattle
• fox
• vex
• befuddle
• flummox
• discombobulate
• bemuse
• confound
• bother
• gravel
• embarrass
• fluster
• fuddle
• addle
• buffalo
• bamboozle
• get
• disturb
• stun
• disorient
• muddy
• upset
• beat
• befog
• blow one's mind
• stick
• stump
• distress
• unsettle
• go to one's head
• disconcert
• nonplus
• trick
• discomfort
• weird out
• faze
• agitate
• disquiet
• hoax
• discomfit
• snow
• mortify
• deceive
• abash
• unhinge
• discountenance
• perturb
• dismay
• discompose
• fool
• chagrin
• gull
• humbug
• delude
• mislead
• string along
• dupe
• take in
• beguile
• hoodwink
• cozen
• misguide

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assure
• satisfy
• inform
• reassure
• enlighten

puzzle (out)

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verb (2)

as in to solve

to find an answer for through reasoning

I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solve
• unravel
• answer
• figure out
• resolve
• work out
• riddle (out)
• work
• dope (out)
• crack
• decipher
• conclude
• straighten (out)
• decide
• unriddle
• break
• clear (up)
• infer
• gather
• judge
• guess
• iron out
• deduce
• reason
• divine
• assume
• speculate
• presume
• conjecture
• unscramble
• decode
• untie
• untangle

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of puzzle

Noun

Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper. —USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024

The puzzle challenges players to group words based on subtle links, combining logic with language skills. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Verb

This massive amount of spending is puzzling, given the media is filled with stories about the economic hardships many families face. —Jay L. Zagorsky / The Conversation, Quartz, 28 Oct. 2024

There will be DJs and activities like crafting and puzzling. —Shafaq Patel, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing puzzle

• puzzle (out)