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Synonyms

unriddle

American  
[uhn-rid-l] / ʌnˈrɪd l /

verb (used with object)

unriddled, unriddling
  1. to solve (a riddle, mystery, etc.).


unriddle British  
/ ʌnˈrɪdəl /

verb

  1. (tr) to solve or puzzle out

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • unriddler noun

Etymology

Origin of unriddle

First recorded in 1580–90; un- 2 + riddle 1

Example Sentences

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As I drank, I became aware that I was perched on the edge of my seat, fully at attention as I attempted to unriddle its intriguing, distantly familiar contents.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2024

In Marsala, I went back for seconds then thirds of Ristorante I Bucanieri's eggplant parm, trying to unriddle its confoundingly luxe texture.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2023

She told me that Wallace's crush was "a mystery I haven't been able to unriddle."

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2012

The most nonsensical notion, the most casual slip of the tongue, the most fantastic dream, must have a meaning and can be used to unriddle the often incomprehensible maneuvers we call thinking.

From Time Magazine Archive

Out of that force I unriddle it we come, and back to it return.

From The Happy Warrior by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)