Riddle and Secret

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Riddle noun - Something hard to understand or explain.

Usage example: his motives for starting an argument with the coach were a complete riddle

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Secret is a synonym for riddle in enigma topic. In some cases you can use "Secret" instead a noun "Riddle".

Nearby Words: riddled, riddling

Secret noun - Something hard to understand or explain.

Usage example: the secrets of the Egyptian pyramids include the construction methods used to lift the huge blocks of stone in place

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Riddle is a synonym for secret in mystery topic. You can use "Riddle" instead a noun "Secret".

old	old riddle	old secret
particular	particular riddle	particular secret
original	original riddle	original secret
true	true riddle	true secret
Other adjectives: sinister, great, novel, important, ancient, new, final, deadly, titular, strange, last.

In The Tick he says something is "a riddle, wrapped in an enigma and smothered in secret sauce"

Source: A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside an Enigma
The secret of steel has always carried with it a mystery... You must learn its riddle, Conan.

Source: Film / Conan the Barbarian (1982)
It's a riddle with a simple solution: break contact with Earth and kill the crew, so there's nobody to hide the secret from.

Source: Logic Bomb

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