PUZZLES Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of puzzle

as in mysteries

something hard to understand or explain the final fate of the colonists at Roanoke remains a puzzle to this very day

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verb

present tense third-person singular of puzzle

as in baffles

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors

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Recent Examples of puzzles

Noun

Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more! —

Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026 When shown how to open the puzzles, children copied all the steps, even unnecessary ones. —

Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026 Thanks for teaching me how to buy clothes that fit, how to cook Mexican food, how to be a better man, how to solve puzzles in Zelda, how to make good playlists, how to be a good friend, and how to understand Spanish. —

Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026 Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more! —

Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Jan. 2026 Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more! —

Staff Reports, Oklahoman, 21 Jan. 2026 Onscreen, contestants raced to solve word puzzles, spinning the wheel of fortune and following clues about Christmas carols. —

Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026 Nevertheless, this research represents an intriguing attempt to solve three cosmological puzzles with one mechanism. —

Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026

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While everyone else puzzles it over, Coe is already on his way to the multi-faith ceremony at Abbotsfield, where Mayor Jaffrey is joining other mourners to honor the 11 people killed in the assault that opened the season. —

Scott Tobias, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for puzzles

Noun

But to defeat such a powerful villain, Prince Adam will first need to uncover the mysteries of his past and become He-Man, the most powerful man in the Universe.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
There are many mysteries surrounding Big Ma’s Kitchen, which opened last spring in the former Jade BBQ and Seafood space on Garvey Avenue.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026