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unriddle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of unriddle

1 to find an answer for through reasoning

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

Synonyms of unriddle

answer, break, crack, dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out), resolve, riddle (out), solve, unravel, work, work out

Words Related to unriddle

conclude, decide, deduce, gather, infer, judge, reason

clear (up), iron out, straighten (out), unscramble, untangle, untie

assume, conjecture, divine, guess, presume, speculate

decipher, decode

2 to make plain or understandable

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

Synonyms of unriddle

clarify, clear (up), construe, demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, get across, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, spell out

Words Related to unriddle

decipher, decode

analyze, break down

disentangle, undo, unravel, unscramble, untangle

define, specify

annotate, commentate, gloss

Near Antonyms of unriddle

confound, confuse, obfuscate

Antonyms of unriddle

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