Puzzle

/ˈpʌzl̩/

Synonyms for "puzzle" (277 found)

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Closest matches (56)

Noun(11 words)

acrostics baffles bedevilling bewilder blivet blivetsbrain teaserbrainteaser brainteasers confounds confuse

addle ail amazeapply the mindbaffle bafflementbaffling problembamboozlebe the matterbeat becloud befog befuddle beset bewilder bewilderment boggle botherbrain twisterbrain-teaser

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buffalo capchinese puzzlecloudcomplicate mattersconcern confound confoundment confuse confusion consider

Verb(10 words)

amaze baffle baffled beat bedevils bewilder bewildered bewilders boggling confounded

Adjective(4 words)

baffling bemusing bewildering confused

Strong matches (83)

contemplate conundrumcrossword puzzlecruxdark horsedaze decipher dilemma discommode discomposure disconcert disconcertedness disconcertion disconcertment dismay distract distress disturb disturbance dumbfound

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elude embarrassment enigmaenigmatic questionescape fazefigure outfix flabbergast floor floorer flummox fluster fog foil frontierfrontiers of knowledgefrustrate fuddle getgordian knothammer athammer away atharass inconvenience irk jamjigsaw puzzlekeep in suspenseknotknotty pointlick

Noun(18 words)

conundrum conundrums crack crossword cryptogram cryptogramsdanish enigenigma enigmas figure jigsaw jigsaws josephus jumbles koan labyrinth labyrinthslogic game

Verb(10 words)

cudgel the braindefied dumbfound eludes flummox flummoxes foxed get gravelkeep a secret

Adjective(2 words)

dutch schuivenimponderable

Determiner(1 words)

few problems

Related words (138)

Noun(33 words)

math problemsmazes myst mysteries mystery mystifier nonpluses nonplussesodd one outparadoxes perplex posersproblem solving taskspuzzler puzzling rebus rebuses riddle riddles riddling

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romanian secretsodoku solve sphinxes stump sudokutackle problemtangram teaser teasers toughieunexplained phenomenonunknown

Adjective(4 words)

mathematical problemnonplused perplexed perplexing

mattermatter of ignorancemazemind bogglermind-boggler muddlemull overmuse onmuse overmystery mystification mystifynnode nodus nonplusnut to crackoxymoron paradox perplex

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perplexed questionperplexity perturb perturbation pickle plague plightponder overpons asinorumpose poser pother predicament problemput output to itpuzzle outpuzzle overpuzzlement puzzler quandary questionquestion markreflect overriddle scrapesealed bookshakesixty-four dollar questionsolvesort outstagger stewstew overstick sticker study stumble stump stumper stymie tangle teaserterra incognitathe incalculablethe strangethe unfamiliarthe unknowablethe unknownthink hardthink throughthrow tormenttough propositiontrouble unassurednessunexplored groundunexplored territoryunknownunknown quantityunlock unravel upset vexvexed questionwhywork outworryxz

Verb(11 words)

mystified mystify nonplus perplex perplexes poseremains a mysterystick stupefy vex vexing

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More general

25 entries

bedevil befuddlechew overconfound confuse contemplate difficulty discombobulate excogitate exercise fox fuddle game meditate mullmull over

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More specific

8 entries

bewildercrossword puzzlecryptic cluejigsaw puzzlelogic puzzlemath problemriddle stump

Collocations

9 entries

brain teasercrossword puzzlejigsaw puzzlelogic puzzlemath puzzlepuzzle bookpuzzle gamepuzzle piecesolve puzzle

Inflections

3 entries

puzzled puzzles puzzling

Derivations

5 entries

puzzled puzzlement puzzler puzzling puzzlingly

Translations

3 translations across 1 languages.

Finnish

3 entries

askarruttaa verb ((intransitive) to feel confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.)
pohdiskella verb ((intransitive) to think deeply in bewilderment to try to work out a complicated matter, a problem, etc.)
pähkäillä verb ((intransitive) to think deeply in bewilderment to try to work out a complicated matter, a problem, etc.)

Sample sentences

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You could have solved this puzzle with a little more patience.

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I can't finish this part of the puzzle.

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Have you worked the puzzle out?

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I can't figure out how to solve the puzzle.

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