Mystery
Mystery noun - Something hard to understand or explain.
Usage example: why my sister married that guy is still a mystery to my parents
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Synonyms for Mystery
Problem is a synonym for mystery in puzzle topic. In some cases you can use "Problem" instead a noun "Mystery".
Problem
Problem noun - Something that requires thought and skill for resolution.
Usage example: the problem of world hunger
Mystery is a synonym for problem in puzzle topic. You can use "Mystery" instead a noun "Problem", if it concerns topics such as enigma.
Nearby Words: problematic, problematical
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old mystery | old problem |
| current | current mystery | current problem |
| original | original mystery | original problem |
| single | single mystery | single problem |
| Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, big, huge, little, main, major, psychological, minor, greater, larger, different, recurring, medical, bigger, ongoing, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Stock Lateral Thinking Puzzle: Invoked in "Brainteasers." Brian sets up three classic puzzles—the fox, duck, and grain boat-crossing problem, a "two trains going in different directions" riddle, and the "a man is hanging from the rafters with a pool of water beneath him" mystery.
Source: Web Video / Britanick -
In the chick-lit/mystery novels Bad Kitty and Kitty Kitty, the main character Jasmine Callihan has this problem a lot.
Source: Digging Yourself Deeper -
The problem is that mystery solvers have no place in a town with no mysteries to solve.
Source: World-Healing Wave
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