Figure out
Figure out verb - To find an answer for through reasoning.
Usage example: a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
Solve is a synonym for figure out in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Solve" instead a verb "Figure out", when it comes to topics like explain, answer, make known, decipher. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- After that is over, Bogus is still trying to figure out what mystery to solve, when a beautiful female rat shows up, telling him that she has a mystery for him to solve.
- The game instead requires you to figure out how to survive the onslaught and solve the related puzzles by using your wits in the face of ever-present danger.
Source: Survival Horror -
Each week, at least one of them is "killed," and the others must solve the mystery while trying to figure out who among them is the Killer.
Source: Series / Whodunnit?
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