Conundrum
Conundrum noun - Something hard to understand or explain.
Usage example: the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
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Synonyms for Conundrum
Puzzlement is a synonym for conundrum in puzzle topic. In some cases you can use "Puzzlement" instead a noun "Conundrum", when it comes to topics like riddle.
Puzzlement
Puzzlement noun - Something hard to understand or explain.
Usage example: the whole situation remains a puzzlement to everyone who was there
Conundrum is a synonym for puzzlement in puzzle topic. You can use "Conundrum" instead a noun "Puzzlement", if it concerns topics such as riddle.
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- problem and conundrum
- problem and puzzlement
- question and conundrum
- question and puzzlement
- riddle and conundrum
- riddle and puzzlement
- difficulty and conundrum
- difficulty and puzzlement
- maze and conundrum
- maze and puzzlement
- secret and conundrum
- secret and puzzlement
- puzzle and conundrum
- puzzle and puzzlement
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