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Synonyms for unriddle

Most common

explain solve re-solve unravel deduce

All synonyms

Verb

1. Solve — to solve (a perplexing problem)

solve, unravel, work out, find out, explain, re-solve, puzzle out, unfold, riddle, decipher, upsolve, unpuzzle, interpret, ravel dated

Other

deduce

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To solve (a perplexing problem).

Forms

Past participle
unriddled
e.g. unriddled → solved, unraveled, explained, re-solved…

Example sentences

  • explain Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.
  • solve I found it difficult to solve the problem at once.
  • unravel You can't unravel all of life's little mysteries.
  • deduce "How in the world did you deduce that?" I asked.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unriddlefalling
explainrising
solvesteady
unravelrising
deducesteady

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

By length

5 letters
solve1, ravel2
6 letters
unfold2, riddle2, deduce2
7 letters
explain2, unravel3, upsolve
8 letters
decipher3, unpuzzle
9 letters
interpret3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ravel2 = 2 syllables).