brainteaser

noun

Definition of brainteasernext
as in puzzle

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Recent Examples of brainteaser Guys can be disastrously tough to shop for, but the best gift ideas for men don’t have to involve a brainteaser. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026 Each team was given an envelope containing twelve brainteasers—rebuses, letter grids—that could be solved in any order, leading to sites around the theatre. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025 True, this area is so palpably pretty its image graces containers of chewy nougats and 1,000-piece brainteasers. — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025 The deals also will give Peacock and Hulu access to older episodes of the programs, enabling their viewers to binge on the brainteasers. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for brainteaser
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  1. puzzle
  2. riddle
  3. conundrum
Noun
  • This Special puzzle features lyric references, cultural landmarks and even historic events tied to Dylan.
    — Atoosa Moinzadeh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Come early to mingle with the cast, in character, of course, who may or may not need your help in deciphering some puzzles.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of puzzle
Noun
  • Perhaps the three questions are not riddles to be solved once and closed.
    — Regan Peng, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Finding Lahti’s family was the latest step in a half-century long effort to solve the riddle of what led to the veteran’s death from two bullet wounds to the head.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of riddle
Noun
  • The site to which Shift is specific is not just the farm in King City but the field of historical preservation, where the conundrum of stasis versus passing time prevails.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In an essay from 2013, the Yale Law professor Jed Rubenfeld concluded that the only way out of this conundrum was to abandon consent and return to a force definition of rape.
    — S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of conundrum

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“Brainteaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainteaser. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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