stumper

noun

Definition of stumpernext
as in riddle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumper
  1. riddle
  2. puzzle
  3. conundrum
  4. brainteaser
  5. stickler
  6. toughie
  7. poser
  8. quiz
Noun
  • Literary folks will recognize this as one of the riddles from Bilbo and Gollum’s famous exchange.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Khaled Abdullah/Reuters The resulting riddle of what to do is feeding an internal debate here: continue to hit long-range targets in Yemen or strike Iran, though it is considered to have only limited sway over the upstart Houthis, who revel in their ability to do harm both to Israel and the world.
    Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of riddle
Noun
  • Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle?
    Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of puzzle
Noun
  • What will be needed to finally solve this conundrum?
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • But the second season seems to pull back from such bleakness, losing itself in abstract ethical conundrums and rote emotional ones.
    Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of conundrum
Noun
  • Purple: These words are associated with a probability brainteaser.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The brainteaser, which was released by The New York Times last year and has since skyrocketed in popularity, can be tricky to solve.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of brainteaser
Noun
  • If a person is a stickler for measuring, Sergentakis recommended adding 10 grams of salt per liter of cooking water.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, going back to his days with the Tampa Bay Rays, is a stickler for defense.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Definition of stickler
Noun
  • Extra time may be spent looking for that toughie that was present just a few days ago.
    Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The surprises come from Rachel McAdams, who holds her own as a wise-cracking toughie, and Peña, who defrosts from macho pride mode with low-key grace.
    Hugh Hart, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2008
Definition of toughie
Noun
  • After the release of Elden Ring, a famously difficult bestseller, Musk posted a screenshot of his character, but his build instantly exposed him as a poser.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • This poser is hard to work through when we are only given the text.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of poser
Noun
  • This week’s literary geography quiz highlights international detective characters cracking cases in their home cities.
    J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Channel 4’s long-running Countdown quiz has crowned its first female champion in an astonishing 26 years.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of quiz
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