PUZZLES Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of puzzle

as in mysteries

something hard to understand or explain the final fate of the colonists at Roanoke remains a puzzle to this very day

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verb

present tense third-person singular of puzzle

as in baffles

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors

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Recent Examples of puzzles

Noun

When shown how to open the puzzles, children copied all the steps, even unnecessary ones. —

Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026 Thanks for teaching me how to buy clothes that fit, how to cook Mexican food, how to be a better man, how to solve puzzles in Zelda, how to make good playlists, how to be a good friend, and how to understand Spanish. —

Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026 Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more! —

Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026 Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more! —

Staff Reports, Oklahoman, 21 Jan. 2026 Onscreen, contestants raced to solve word puzzles, spinning the wheel of fortune and following clues about Christmas carols. —

Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026 Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more! —

Zach Wichter, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026 Nevertheless, this research represents an intriguing attempt to solve three cosmological puzzles with one mechanism. —

Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026 This statistic is not surprising, as a rise in ‘Grandma hobbies’ is bringing many Southerners back toward hands-on activities at home, like knitting, gardening, puzzles, baking, and crocheting. —

Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026

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While everyone else puzzles it over, Coe is already on his way to the multi-faith ceremony at Abbotsfield, where Mayor Jaffrey is joining other mourners to honor the 11 people killed in the assault that opened the season. —

Scott Tobias, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for puzzles

Noun

How much hope is left in the search for answers to the many remaining mysteries of the universe?

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2026
As researchers continue to unravel the mysteries of why and how these gentle giants make such challenging journeys, their migrations remind us of how interconnected the ecosystems that surround us are.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026