PUZZLEMENTS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

puzzlements

noun

plural of puzzlement

as in confusions

a state of mental uncertainty her explanation did little to relieve his puzzlement

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as in mysteries

something hard to understand or explain the whole situation remains a puzzlement to everyone who was there

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Noun

Before the Lost Weekend, John and Yoko had their New York Year — turning their personal confusions into beautifully vivid moments of rage and pain.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025

Definition of confusions

Noun

Once there, Roman will study some of the biggest mysteries in astronomy, from dark energy to the formation of galaxies.

— Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Produced for Arte, the unscripted series, which is set in Paris, Rome, London and New York, sheds light on one of the art world’s greatest mysteries.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of mysteries

Noun

Its findings could also unlock clues about dark energy and dark matter, and some of the universe’s biggest enigmas.

— Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
In 2024, now grown and with her adoptive father’s approval, the young woman sets off with a wealthy merchant to piece together the historical enigmas surrounding the ancient Sumpa kingdom.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 June 2026

Definition of enigmas

Noun

Sazan is a rugged place—strewn with rocks and tangles of trees, populated by a large colony of rats, and studded with bunkers built by the Marxist dictator Enver Hoxha to defend against an imaginary invasion.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Alice and her old friend Danny (Scoot McNairy, outstanding, like everyone else), who is still a New York cop, work through professional and personal tangles.

— Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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puzzlements

puzzle (out)

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