Riddle

//ˈɹɪdl̩//

Synonyms for "riddle" (430 found)

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Strong matches (129)

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embarrassmentempierceengraveenigmaescape oneexplainfathomfellfigure outfiligreefillfilterfind outfind the answerfind the solutionfirefire offfixfleckfragfrecklefretfretworkfrontierfrontiers of knowledgegashgetget rightghettoizegibbergingoregougegouge outgradategradegrategratinggridgridirongrillegrillworkgroupguessguess rightgungun downgun forhachurehatchhatchinghave ithithit ithit the nail on the headholehoneycombimpaleimpressimprintincinerateinfectinfestinsulateinterlacementinterpretintertextureintertwinementisolatejamjugulatekeep apartkeep asidelacelacerylaceworklacinglancelapidatelatticelatticeworklay asidelay lowlet flylet offlinelixiviatorloadlogogriphlose onemake a markmake outmarkmark offmark outmatter of ignorancemeshmeshesmeshworkmottlemysterymystificationn

Related words (215)

need explanationneedlenetnettingnetworknicknonplusnot make sensenot penetratenotchopen the lockpass comprehensionpeltpencilpenetratepepperpercolatorperforateperplexperplexity
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Noun(1 words)
paradox

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33 entries

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Synonyms

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causes desire

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derived

13 entries

etymologically related_to

3 entries

has context

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is a

4 entries

manner of

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related to

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similar

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Translations

186 translations across 78 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • raaisel noun (verbal puzzle)

Ahtna

1 entries
  • cʼedzaʼ noun (verbal puzzle)

Albanian

3 entries
  • gjëagjëzë noun (verbal puzzle)
  • gjëegjëzë noun (verbal puzzle)
  • sitë noun (verbal puzzle)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • αἴνιγμα noun (verbal puzzle)
  • γρῖφος noun (verbal puzzle)

Arabic

4 entries
  • أُحْجِيَّة noun (verbal puzzle)
  • فزّورة noun (verbal puzzle)
  • لُغْز noun (verbal puzzle)
  • مُعْضِلَة noun (verbal puzzle)

Armenian

1 entries
  • հանելուկ noun (verbal puzzle)

Assamese

1 entries
  • সাঁথৰ noun (verbal puzzle)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • müəmma noun (verbal puzzle)
  • tapmaca noun (verbal puzzle)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • йомаҡ noun (verbal puzzle)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • зага́дка noun (verbal puzzle)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • पहेली noun (verbal puzzle)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • га́танка noun (verbal puzzle)
  • зага́дка noun (verbal puzzle)
  • надупчвам verb (to fill with holes like a riddle)
  • отгатвам verb (to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question)

Burmese

1 entries
  • စကားထာ noun (verbal puzzle)

Catalan

1 entries
  • endevinalla noun (verbal puzzle)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 謎語 /谜语 noun (verbal puzzle)

Czech

3 entries
  • hádanka noun (verbal puzzle)
  • proděravět verb (to fill with holes like a riddle)
  • prosít verb (to put something through a riddle or sieve)

Danish

1 entries
  • gåde noun (verbal puzzle)

Dutch

4 entries
  • raadsel noun (verbal puzzle)
  • doordringen verb (to fill or spread throughout; to pervade)
  • doorspekt verb (to fill or spread throughout; to pervade)
  • doorzeven verb (to fill with holes like a riddle)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • enigmo noun (verbal puzzle)

Estonian

1 entries
  • mõistatus noun (verbal puzzle)

Faroese

1 entries
  • gáta noun (verbal puzzle)

Finnish

4 entries
  • arvoitus noun (verbal puzzle)
  • arvata verb (to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question)
  • puhkoa verb (to fill with holes like a riddle)
  • rei’ittää verb (to fill with holes like a riddle)

French

4 entries
  • devinaille noun (verbal puzzle)
  • devinette noun (verbal puzzle)
  • énigme noun (verbal puzzle)
  • cribler verb (to put something through a riddle or sieve)

Galician

4 entries
  • adiviña noun (verbal puzzle)
  • adiviñanza noun (verbal puzzle)
  • cousiliña noun (verbal puzzle)
  • resolver verb (to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question)

Georgian

1 entries
  • გამოცანა noun (verbal puzzle)

German

3 entries
  • Rätsel noun (verbal puzzle)
  • durchlöchern verb (to fill with holes like a riddle)
  • enträtseln verb (to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question)

Greek

4 entries
  • αίνιγμα noun (verbal puzzle)
  • γρίφος noun (verbal puzzle)
  • εξηγώ verb (to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question)
  • κοσκινίζω verb (to put something through a riddle or sieve)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • חִידָה noun (verbal puzzle)

Hindi

4 entries
  • पहेली noun (verbal puzzle)
  • प्रहेलिका noun (verbal puzzle)
  • बुझोवल noun (verbal puzzle)
  • भेद noun (verbal puzzle)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • fejtörő noun (verbal puzzle)
  • feladvány noun (verbal puzzle)
  • rejtvény noun (verbal puzzle)
  • rejtély noun (verbal puzzle)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • gáta noun (verbal puzzle)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • teka-teki noun (verbal puzzle)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • arvoitos noun (verbal puzzle)

Irish

4 entries
  • tomhas noun (verbal puzzle)
  • criathraigh verb (to put something through a riddle or sieve)
  • criathraigh verb (to fill with holes like a riddle)
  • criathraigh verb (to fill or spread throughout; to pervade)

Italian

4 entries
  • enigma noun (verbal puzzle)
  • indovinello noun (verbal puzzle)
  • cospargere verb (to fill or spread throughout; to pervade)
  • crivellare verb (to fill with holes like a riddle)

Ivatan

1 entries
  • kabbuni noun (verbal puzzle)

Japanese

4 entries
  • なぞなぞ noun (verbal puzzle)
  • パズル noun (verbal puzzle)
  • 判じ物 noun (verbal puzzle)
  • 謎 noun (verbal puzzle)

Kapampangan

2 entries
  • bugtung noun (verbal puzzle)
  • ibugtungan verb (to solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • жұмбақ noun (verbal puzzle)

Korean

1 entries
  • 수수께끼 noun (verbal puzzle)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • табышмак noun (verbal puzzle)

Ladino

1 entries
  • endevinas noun (verbal puzzle)

Latin

1 entries
  • aenigma noun (verbal puzzle)

Latvian

1 entries
  • mīkla noun (verbal puzzle)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • mįslė noun (verbal puzzle)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • га́танка noun (verbal puzzle)
  • загатка noun (verbal puzzle)

Malay

1 entries
  • teka-teki noun (verbal puzzle)

Mirandese

1 entries
  • adebina noun (verbal puzzle)

Māori

2 entries
  • panga noun (verbal puzzle)
  • pere noun (verbal puzzle)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • gåte noun (verbal puzzle)

Occitan

3 entries
  • charrada noun (verbal puzzle)
  • devinalha noun (verbal puzzle)
  • enigma noun (verbal puzzle)

Pashto

1 entries
  • معما noun (verbal puzzle)

Persian

2 entries
  • معما noun (verbal puzzle)
  • چیستان noun (verbal puzzle)

Polish

3 entries
  • rebus noun (verbal puzzle)
  • zagadka noun (verbal puzzle)
  • przesiać verb (to put something through a riddle or sieve)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • adivinha noun (verbal puzzle)
  • charada noun (verbal puzzle)
  • enigma noun (verbal puzzle)
  • crivar verb (to fill with holes like a riddle)

Romanian

2 entries
  • cimilitură noun (verbal puzzle)
  • ghicitoare noun (verbal puzzle)

Russian

4 entries
  • зага́дка noun (verbal puzzle)
  • ре́бус noun (verbal puzzle)
  • заполонять verb (to fill or spread throughout; to pervade)
  • изрешечивать verb (to fill with holes like a riddle)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • dubh-fhacal noun (verbal puzzle)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • enigma noun (verbal puzzle)
  • zȁgonētka noun (verbal puzzle)
  • енигма noun (verbal puzzle)
  • за̏гоне̄тка noun (verbal puzzle)

Sicilian

2 entries
  • nimma noun (verbal puzzle)
  • nnivinagghia noun (verbal puzzle)

Slovak

1 entries
  • hádanka noun (verbal puzzle)

Slovene

1 entries
  • uganka noun (verbal puzzle)

Spanish

4 entries
  • acertijo noun (verbal puzzle)
  • adivinanza noun (verbal puzzle)
  • cosicosa noun (verbal puzzle)
  • enigma noun (verbal puzzle)

Sundanese

3 entries
  • tatarucingan noun (verbal puzzle)
  • turucing noun (verbal puzzle)
  • tuturucingan noun (verbal puzzle)

Swahili

1 entries
  • fumbo noun (verbal puzzle)

Swedish

1 entries
  • gåta noun (verbal puzzle)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • bugtong noun (verbal puzzle)

Tajik

2 entries
  • муаммо noun (verbal puzzle)
  • чистон noun (verbal puzzle)

Thai

1 entries
  • ปริศนา noun (verbal puzzle)

Turkish

3 entries
  • bilmece noun (verbal puzzle)
  • bulmaca noun (verbal puzzle)
  • esrar noun (verbal puzzle)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • за́гадка noun (verbal puzzle)

Urdu

2 entries
  • معما noun (verbal puzzle)
  • پہیلی noun (verbal puzzle)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • تېپىشماق noun (verbal puzzle)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • topishmoq noun (verbal puzzle)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • câu đố noun (verbal puzzle)

Walloon

1 entries
  • advina noun (verbal puzzle)

Welsh

1 entries
  • pos noun (verbal puzzle)

Yakan

1 entries
  • untukan noun (verbal puzzle)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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If he could not answer the riddle, he would be eaten.

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I finally penetrated the meaning of the riddle.

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It is no use trying to solve the riddle.

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Let's try to solve the riddle.

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