as in mysteries
something hard to understand or explain
how Thomas Jefferson could be both a slaveholder and a champion of liberty remains an enigma
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Recent Examples of enigmas
Further enigmas can be found elsewhere on public lands, including within state parks, recreational areas, and more.
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Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
Over time, the fate of the footage has become one of the biggest enigmas in Hollywood history.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Unexplained aerial phenomena, commonly branded as UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) and more recently as UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), remain one of history’s most enduring enigmas.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
These cosmic enigmas defy our everyday understanding of space and time, swallowing light and matter and pushing the laws of physics to the extreme.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Richarlison is one of the Premier League’s most exciting enigmas.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Mike Bezemek, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
Over time, the fate of the footage has become one of the biggest enigmas in Hollywood history.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Unexplained aerial phenomena, commonly branded as UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) and more recently as UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), remain one of history’s most enduring enigmas.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
These cosmic enigmas defy our everyday understanding of space and time, swallowing light and matter and pushing the laws of physics to the extreme.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Richarlison is one of the Premier League’s most exciting enigmas.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enigmas
mysteries
Noun
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Buoyed by this success, Congress established a series of primate research centers in the nineteen-sixties, hoping that our closest living relatives might help solve other medical mysteries, from Alzheimer’s to Zika.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Melissa's mysteries capture interest Hurricane scientists watched with a familiar feeling of dread as Melissa traversed the Caribbean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Enigmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enigmas. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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