CONUNDRUMS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word conundrums. (close relations)
conundrum
Best Alternative Words for CONUNDRUMS
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dilemmas | nounn | |||||||
noun • state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options | ||||||||
enigmas | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained • a difficult problem | ||||||||
mysteries | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained • a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie | ||||||||
paradoxes | nounn | |||||||
noun • (logic) a statement that contradicts itself | ||||||||
problems | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved • a question raised for consideration or solution • a source of difficulty | ||||||||
puzzles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution • a game that tests your ingenuity verb • be a mystery or bewildering to • be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide | ||||||||
quandaries | nounn | |||||||
noun • a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one • state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options | ||||||||
riddles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a difficult problem • a coarse sieve (as for gravel) verb • pierce with many holes • set a difficult problem or riddle • separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff • spread or diffuse through • speak in riddles • explain a riddle | ||||||||
brain-teaser | nounn | |||||||
noun • a difficult problem | ||||||||
enigma | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained • a difficult problem | ||||||||
riddle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a difficult problem • a coarse sieve (as for gravel) verb • pierce with many holes • set a difficult problem or riddle • separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff • spread or diffuse through • speak in riddles • explain a riddle | ||||||||
dilemma | nounn | |||||||
noun • state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options | ||||||||
puzzle | nounn | |||||||
noun • a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution • a game that tests your ingenuity verb • be a mystery or bewildering to • be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide |