unriddles

verb

present tense third-person singular of unriddle
1
as in solves
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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2
as in explains
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unriddles
  1. solves
  2. explains
  3. unravels
  4. illustrates
  5. answers
  6. demonstrates
  7. figures out
  8. clarifies
Verb
  • Bringing more people into fashion week solves only part of the problem.
    — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac solves the compatibility problem without the recurring bill.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026
Definition of solves
Verb
  • There are a lot of caveats that education reporter Martha Dalton explains neatly for us.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
  • All of that perhaps explains why Rodgers, who grew up in an evangelical Christian environment, may have rejected his family for a time.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of explains
Verb
  • Desperate struggles against the encroaching elements become a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of a different magnitude.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
  • These desperate struggles against the encroaching elements are merely a brief interlude before the situation unravels into a disaster of an entirely different magnitude.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of unravels
Verb
  • This illustrates, though that the Warriors seem boxed in with their current circumstances.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • That circuitous email chain between homeowners and city officials, including an assistant city attorney, illustrates how homeowners have been stonewalled, Lardon said.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of illustrates
Verb
  • The Athletic’s Guillermo Rai answers the big questions after Friday’s game below.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • That answers the question a chunk of the fanbase has been asking since the reveal split the room in June.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of answers
Verb
  • This sentence demonstrates that anyone who profits from these schemes will face serious consequences.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • This demonstrates what an asset that EV and hybrid ownership can be.
    — Alexa St. John, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of demonstrates
Verb
  • Those things matter, but great corporate videography starts earlier, in the pre-phase, the exploratory phase, when the production team figures out what the client is really trying to accomplish.
    — Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Deborah arrives for her freshman year at her parents' HBCU alma mater and figures out how to escape their shadow while also building her own legacy.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of figures out
Verb
  • Mars drives your 10th House of Career forward, while Saturn in your 8th House of Shared Resources clarifies obligations, approvals, and support.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • The bill also clarifies that only those powered by liquid fuel, such as gasoline, require a muffler.
    — Madison Smalstig July 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of clarifies
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