Synonyms for mystery

Most common

enigma · secret · puzzle · riddle

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Noun

Antonyms

revelation, clue

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.

   The truth behind the events remains a mystery.

Related words

Word family

mysterama mysterious mystic mystical mystify

Phrases

mystery bag mystery shopper mystery box mystery guest mystery room mystery box show

Forms

Plural

mysteries → enigmas, secrets, puzzles, riddles…

Example sentences

• secret Tom happened to let out the secret to his friends.
• puzzle Let's puzzle over Lewis Carroll's Pillow-Problems!
• riddle How much we still have to pay for peace is a riddle.
• enigma It's a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
• secrecy I don't understand what all the secrecy is for.
• obscurity Obscurity is by no means a proof of deep thought.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

roun

5 letters

poser²

6 letters

secret², puzzle², riddle², enigma³

7 letters

paradox³, secrecy³, arcanum³

8 letters

whodunit³

9 letters

obscurity⁴, whodunnit

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (poser² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

mystère

Italiano

mistero

Español

misterio

Deutsch

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