Synonyms and Antonyms of riddle

(noun)
conundrum, enigma, paradox, problem, puzzle
Conundrum, a word of unknown origin, signifies some question or statement in which some hidden and fanciful resemblance is involved, the answer often more.. (noun)
(noun.communication)
brain-teaser, conundrum, enigma
a difficult problem (noun.communication)
(verb.contact)
screen
separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade
spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)

a coarse sieve (as for gravel) (noun.artifact)

screen, sieve
a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles (noun.artifact)
a difficult problem (noun.communication)

problem
a question raised for consideration or solution (noun.communication)
explain a riddle (verb.cognition)

figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
pierce with many holes (verb.contact)

pierce
make a hole into (verb.contact)
separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff (verb.contact)

sieve, sift, strain
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements (verb.contact)
set a difficult problem or riddle (verb.cognition)

amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)
speak in riddles (verb.communication)

communicate, intercommunicate
transmit thoughts or feelings (verb.communication)
spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)

penetrate, perforate
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance (verb.contact)

a coarse sieve (as for gravel) (noun.artifact)

riddle, screen
separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff (verb.contact)
a difficult problem (noun.communication)

riddle
set a difficult problem or riddle (verb.cognition)
separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff (verb.contact)

screen, sieve
a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles (noun.artifact)
set a difficult problem or riddle (verb.cognition)

brain-teaser, conundrum, enigma, riddle, brain-teaser, conundrum, enigma, riddle
a difficult problem (noun.communication)
spread or diffuse through (verb.contact)

interpenetration, permeation
mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other (noun.act)
(noun.act)
diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination
the act of dispersing or diffusing something (noun.act)
(noun.artifact)
diffuser, diffusor
optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly (noun.artifact)
(noun.process)
permeation, pervasion, suffusion
the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance (noun.process)
(adj.all)
diffusing, diffusive, dispersive, disseminative
spreading by diffusion (adj.all)
(adj.all)
permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasive
spreading or spread throughout (adj.all)
(adj.all)
penetrating, penetrative
tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing (adj.all)

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