Question
Question noun - An interrogative expression often used to test knowledge.
Usage example: because I have missed so many classes, I had a hard time answering every question on today's surprise quiz
Riddle is a synonym for question in problem topic. In some cases you can use "Riddle" instead a noun "Question", when it comes to topics like puzzle.
Riddle
Riddle noun - Something hard to understand or explain.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Riddle
Question is a synonym for riddle in puzzle topic. You can use "Question" instead a noun "Riddle", if it concerns topics such as problem, enigma, brain-teaser.
How words are described
| old | old question | old riddle |
| exact | exact question | exact riddle |
| particular | particular question | particular riddle |
| similar | similar question | similar riddle |
| Other adjectives: common, following, original, difficult, simple, stupid, complicated, wrong, little, infamous, interesting, easy, important, new, silly, final, titular, last, different, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
-
Rule of Three: There are three puzzles in each part: one a riddle, one a number-based puzzle, and one an either-or question.
Source: Video Game / Planetarium -
This is also the inspiration for the riddle battle in The Hobbit between Gollum and Bilbo, down to the unanswerable question.
Source: Riddle Me This -
Played straight in the first few riddles (some of which are real stumpers), but subverted by the winning riddle: it's just a stupid question which Gollum mistook for a riddle.
Source: Literature / The Hobbit
Cite this Source
Riddle and Question. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/riddle
Question & Riddle. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/riddle>.
Riddle or Question. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/question/riddle.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "question" and "riddle" have occurred on timeline