Riddles synonyms

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enigmata
A riddle, or a difficult problem.
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sphinges
(Greek mythology) One of the many offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a winged lion-like creature with a woman's face, who commited suicide out of frustration after Oedipus managed to solve her riddles.
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rebuses
A kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words.
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quandaries
A state of uncertainty; perplexing situation or position; dilemma
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puzzles
A jigsaw puzzle.
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perplexities
Perplexity is a feeling of being confused.
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cruces
A puzzling or apparently insoluble problem.
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ambiguities
(Countable) Something, particulary words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
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mysteries
The skills, lore, or practices that are peculiar to a particular activity or group and are regarded as the special province of initiates:
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plights
(Now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
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straits
Difficulty; distress
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complexities
The definition of a complexity is a difficulty, or a state of being confusing or complicated.
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doubts
Doubt is defined as an uncertain opinion or a lack of confidence.
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questions
Uncertainty; doubt:
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answers (antonym)
A solution to a problem.
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simplicities (antonym)
Lack of sophistication or subtlety; naiveté.
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shows (related)
A false appearance; a pretense:
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