puzzled (out)

verb

past tense of puzzle (out)
as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puzzled (out)
  1. solved
  2. unraveled
  3. answered
  4. resolved
Verb
  • Cage solved my next problem by insisting that the way to discover new things is to overcome our dependence on our likes and dislikes, those supposed pillars of criticism.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Consider at least one mystery from that Emmys sketch, a glimpse of the SNL logo, potentially solved.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of solved
Verb
  • The ceasefire quickly unraveled, and the 60-day deadline passed last month with no breakthroughs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Marking the feature debut of writer-director Joe Camara, the film follows Luke (Leone), a man struggling with addiction, debt and a life that has steadily unraveled around him.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of unraveled
Verb
  • How they are answered will have wide-ranging impacts for America’s health system, science, and patients.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But the 49ers answered with a touchdown drive that was aided when Josh Sweat was called for roughing the passer after an apparent third-down stop.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of answered
Verb
  • Manager Dana Weigel stressed that everyone must be confident that all of Starliner’s problems have been resolved before putting astronauts back on board.
    — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Once the sunlight issue was resolved, the researchers faced radiation hurdles from the Van Allen belts created by the Earth’s magnetic field and which traps photons and electrons.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of resolved
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“Puzzled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzled%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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