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Synonyms for "enigma" in English

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enigma:
- secret; mystery; enigma; closed book; riddle; brain-teaser; conundrum

English

Detailed Synonyms for enigma in English

enigma:

enigma [the ~] nom

the enigma

– something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained ¹
the secret; the mystery; the enigma; the closed book
– something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained ¹
- secret [the ~] nom
  - it remains one of nature's secrets¹
- mystery [the ~] nom
  - how it got out is a mystery¹
- enigma [the ~] nom
- closed book [the ~] nom
the enigma

– a difficult problem ¹
the riddle; the enigma; the brain-teaser; the conundrum
– a difficult problem ¹
- riddle [the ~] nom
- enigma [the ~] nom
- brain-teaser [the ~] nom
- conundrum [the ~] nom

Alternate Synonyms for "enigma":

mystery; secret; closed book; perplexity
riddle; conundrum; brain-teaser; problem

Related Definitions for "enigma":

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained¹
a difficult problem¹

Related Synonyms for enigma

enigma canon

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University