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puzzle
Synonyms and Antonyms of puzzle
- The final fate of the colonists at Roanoke remains a puzzle to this very day.
brainteaser, case, challenge, knot, matter, perplexity, poser, problem, stumper, trouble
Synonym Discussion of puzzle
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- the mystery of the stone monoliths
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- problems created by high technology
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- his suicide remains an enigma
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- the riddle of the reclusive pop star
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- the thief's motives were a puzzle for the police
puzzle
Synonyms and Antonyms of puzzle
- It is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors.
abash, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
agitate, bother, chagrin, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, stun, unhinge, unsettle, upset
beguile, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, humbug, misguide, mislead, snow, string along, take in, trick
blow one's mind, go to one's head
Synonym Discussion of puzzle
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- the persistent fever puzzled the doctor
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- a behavior that perplexed her friends
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- a bewildering number of possibilities
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- distracted by personal problems
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- the remark left us utterly nonplussed
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- the tragic news confounded us all
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- was at first too dumbfounded to reply
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