Synonyms of riddles

riddles 1 of 2

noun

plural of riddle

as in mysteries

something hard to understand or explain

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mysteries
• puzzles
• enigmas
• conundrums
• secrets
• mystifications
• problems
• whys
• puzzlements
• challenges
• head-scratchers
• closed books
• matters
• perplexities
• brainteasers
• posers
• stumpers
• troubles
• cases
• knots

riddles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of riddle

1

as in drills

to make a hole or series of holes in

several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drills
• holes
• pierces
• punches
• pokes
• punctures
• bores
• perforates
• taps
• cuts
• pricks
• penetrates
• broaches
• hollows
• grooves
• breaks
• excavates
• splits
• slashes
• slits
• burrows (into)
• prickles
• ruptures
• rends
• notches
• gouges
• gashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fills
• seals
• plugs
• patches

2

as in suffuses

to spread throughout

the newspaper exposé revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffuses
• penetrates
• pervades
• permeates
• floods
• percolates (into)
• passes (into)
• interpenetrates
• transfuses
• fills (up)
• diffuses (through)
• impregnates
• infuses
• imbues
• saturates
• steeps
• soaks
• gluts
• drenches