UNRIDDLED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

unriddled

verb

past tense of unriddle

as in solved

to find an answer for through reasoning I managed to unriddle the novel's central mystery before the main character did

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as in explained

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

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Cage solved my next problem by insisting that the way to discover new things is to overcome our dependence on our likes and dislikes, those supposed pillars of criticism.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Consider at least one mystery from that Emmys sketch, a glimpse of the SNL logo, potentially solved.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of solved

Verb

Penix explained there was a difference between getting the OK from doctors and feeling comfortable enough to play.

— Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Aquilina also explained that Luminate data pointed to binge releases tending to see big spikes in viewership but steep drops, while weekly releases maintain consistent engagement.

— Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of explained

Verb

The ceasefire quickly unraveled, and the 60-day deadline passed last month with no breakthroughs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Marking the feature debut of writer-director Joe Camara, the film follows Luke (Leone), a man struggling with addiction, debt and a life that has steadily unraveled around him.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of unraveled

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The book features illustrations from Demelsa Haughton, who also illustrated Tori and the Muses and is known for her retelling of six Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales, among her many other works.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
Re-creating the Book Cover for Fans The scene illustrated on the cover of Hazelwood’s novel—Olive and Adam’s first kiss—is the catalyst for everything that happens in the story and was shot multiple times from different angles.

— Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of illustrated

Verb

How they are answered will have wide-ranging impacts for America’s health system, science, and patients.

— Daniel Payne, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
But the 49ers answered with a touchdown drive that was aided when Josh Sweat was called for roughing the passer after an apparent third-down stop.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of answered

Verb

Manager Dana Weigel stressed that everyone must be confident that all of Starliner’s problems have been resolved before putting astronauts back on board.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Once the sunlight issue was resolved, the researchers faced radiation hurdles from the Van Allen belts created by the Earth’s magnetic field and which traps photons and electrons.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of resolved

Verb

That work, first demonstrated at 12 logical qubits, extends directly into today’s result, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Readiness is demonstrated when the team can use its actual tools, telemetry, playbooks and escalation paths to detect, investigate, contain and recover from an attack.

— David Etue, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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