UNRIDDLING Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

unriddling

verb

present participle of unriddle

as in solving

to find an answer for through reasoning I managed to unriddle the novel's central mystery before the main character did

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as in explaining

to make plain or understandable the all-encompassing genius of Leonardo da Vinci is something that no biographer could ever hope to unriddle

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Besides transporting me back to ancient China, solving this problem took me back to my own roots as a mathematician.

— Dana Mackenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
The experiment shows that small models are becoming increasingly capable at solving those problems autonomously.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of solving

Verb

The decision was posted on the White House website late in the evening, and the notification noted that the report explaining the decision had been submitted to Congress.

— Will Weissert, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Kate is once again explaining to Hal something very obvious about his own psyche and routine behavior.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of explaining

Verb

The violence has left many in France with a sense that their nation was unraveling with a deeply unpopular president struggling to manage a growing debt crisis amid extreme social and political divisions.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Passmore plays David, a divorced, broke, and unraveling father who sets out for California with his oldest son, William (Nagy), on a two-thousand-mile drive.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of unraveling

Verb

Before meeting with a patient advocate, identify your main objectives – for example, preparing for a transition home, clarifying a treatment plan or understanding medication changes.

— Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
In November 2025, South Korea proposed talks on clarifying the borderline, but North Korea didn’t respond.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of clarifying

Verb

Kansas’ junior Republican senator spent roughly 30 minutes answering questions from a Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce moderator.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
The harder question is one the West has been quietly answering the same way for three hundred years, and the answer sits at the heart of the Enlightenment.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of answering

Verb

There’s nothing like a crisis for illustrating who’s put in the work to develop strong muscle memory and habits of mind.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
In 2025, France TV Distribution organized a major promotional tour in Tokyo for the team, including press conferences and fan meetings, illustrating the exceptional enthusiasm ‘Bright Minds’ generates in Japan.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of illustrating

Verb

The Founder Cannot Carry Every hour a founder spends resolving a vendor dispute or approving a schedule change is an hour not spent on the few decisions only the founder can make.

— Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The to-do list includes resolving myriad constituent concerns, many involving immigrants whose cases are in limbo because of changes enacted by the federal government.

— Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of resolving

Verb

There's also the gap between demonstrating a prototype and delivering a finished vehicle.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Its progress will depend on integrating the communications hardware and demonstrating the system’s performance through testing.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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