Knot and Puzzlement

Knot

Knot noun - Something that requires thought and skill for resolution.
Usage example: mercy killing is generally seen as a matter fraught with legal and medical knots

Puzzlement and knot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Puzzlement" instead a noun "Knot".

Nearby Words: knotty, knotting

Puzzlement

Puzzlement noun - Something hard to understand or explain.
Usage example: the whole situation remains a puzzlement to everyone who was there

Knot and puzzlement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knot" instead a noun "Puzzlement".

Nearby Words: puzzle, puzzling, puzzled, puzzler
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