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Synonyms of conundrum
- the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
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Words Related to conundrum
- brainteaser,
- case,
- challenge,
- knot,
- matter,
- perplexity,
- poser,
- problem,
- stumper,
- trouble
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“Conundrum.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conundrum. Accessed 8 December 2019.
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