Synonyms of unriddle

unriddle

verb

1

as in to solve

to find an answer for through reasoning

I managed to unriddle the novel's central mystery before the main character did

Synonyms & Similar Words

• solve
• unravel
• answer
• resolve
• decipher
• figure out
• work
• work out
• crack
• dope (out)
• conclude
• deduce
• infer
• decide
• puzzle (out)
• riddle (out)
• gather
• divine
• judge
• break
• reason
• guess
• straighten (out)
• speculate
• presume
• clear (up)
• untangle
• unscramble
• conjecture
• iron out
• assume
• untie
• decode

2

as in to explain

to make plain or understandable

the all-encompassing genius of Leonardo da Vinci is something that no biographer could ever hope to unriddle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explain
• illustrate
• clarify
• demonstrate
• simplify
• illuminate
• interpret
• explicate
• elucidate
• construe
• expound
• spell out
• demystify
• clear (up)
• get across
• analyze
• solve
• resolve
• decipher
• define
• decode
• specify
• unravel
• disentangle
• untangle
• unscramble
• undo
• break down
• annotate
• gloss
• commentate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscure
• cloud
• confuse
• confound
• befog
• obfuscate