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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Recent Examples of puzzlements The audience isn’t being asked to solve the mystery of Clea’s disappearance — just to invest in Michael’s circumstances as the puzzlements and peculiarities mount. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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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

There are more mysteries to unfurl in future episodes of Pet Cemetery Murders, starting with the isolated Grey Gardens–esque dynamic between Dorothy and her own mother, Grace, who opened the pet cemetery in 1946.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
As Halzen and countless other scientists have found over the years, Antarctica’s extreme conditions serve as a crucial gateway to understanding some of the greatest mysteries of the cosmos.

— Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of mysteries

Noun

PBHs could help resolve other enigmas, too, for instance by acting as seeds for the rapid growth of supermassive black holes in the early universe.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of enigmas

Noun

The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
Brushing controls shedding, removes debris and prevents tangles.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

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