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Verb
To confound or perplex someone
To think hard about something because one cannot understand it
Solve or understand something by thinking hard
To cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
To cause distress or anxiety to
Noun
A toy, game, or question presenting a problem that requires skill or ingenuity for its solution
Anybody's guess
An unpleasant situation, usually where difficult choices have to be made
A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message
A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal
A confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding
Any of several annual horse races
A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth of someone or something
A hidden problem or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation
A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness
The state or condition of being difficult
A test of knowledge, especially as a competition between individuals or teams as a form of entertainment
A system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy
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To confound or perplex someone
perplex
baffle
beat
bewilder
confound
confuse
mystify
bemuse
flummox
discombobulate
stump
nonplus
pose
faze
gravel
maze
throw
addle
bamboozle
befog
befuddle
buffalo
disorient
fog
fox
fuddle
get
muddle
muddy
vex
obfuscate
wilder
amaze
complicate
disconcert
distract
disturb
dumbfound
flabbergast
floor
foil
frustrate
mull
obscure
profundicate
rattle
snow
stir
stumble
wonder
set someone thinking
get to
psych out
put off
make someone scratch their head
stupefy
stun
daze
fluster
mix up
stagger
astonish
astound
surprise
upset
be all Greek to
take aback
cause to be at a stand
discompose
shake
startle
unnerve
throw off balance
discomfit
bother
blow one's mind
shake up
overwhelm
dismay
shock
discountenance
perturb
embarrass
bowl over
cloud
go to one's head
blur
disorientate
ruffle
knock for six
throw off
worry
abash
agitate
elude
knock sideways
stymie
bring up short
unsettle
mortify
becloud
catch off balance
flurry
paralyse
UK
paralyze
US
strike dumb
take by surprise
blow away
stop someone in their tracks
horrify
trouble
mess with one's head
boggle
dizzy
disquiet
appal
UK
leave open-mouthed
foul up
devastate
make unclear
overpower
demoralize
US
appall
US
demoralise
UK
throw into a tizzy
jumble
stick
defeat
derange
tangle
rock
exercise
thunderstrike
surprize
alarm
distress
affect
overcome
balk
US
daunt
intoxicate
inebriate
make punchy
baulk
UK
leave aghast
set thinking
snafu
mess up
disorder
distort
knock out
discourage
undo
chagrin
annoy
muddy the waters
dazzle
boggle the mind of
panic
screw up
ball up
make nervous
benumb
shatter
crush
bug
unhinge
spook
psych
put out of countenance
knock the stuffing out of
let down
distract from
throw into a tizz
put into a flap
put someone off their stroke
make someone's head spin
take someone's breath away
bedevil
confusticate
dull
stick it to
tie somebody in knots
set one thinking
muddle up
snooker
daydream
moon
outwit
dislocate
stop
gather wool
pipe dream
numb
metagrobolize
involve
beset
thicken
get at
throw for loop
intricate
disorganize
disrupt
mistake
unbalance
hit like a ton of bricks
petrify
boggle the mind
encumber
entangle
jolt
knock for a loop
knock over with feather
put at a loss
be too much for
muck
thwart
ravel
dumfound
convolute
cause to lose your bearings
knock the stuffing out of someone
harass
bring someone up short
take someone aback
consternate
take breath away
give a shock
hinder
disarrange
scare
frighten
mix you up
hassle
put someone off
snarl up
conquer
sadden
set someone back on their heels
upset apple cart
put someone off their stride
excite
heat
hurry
concern
dispirit
dishearten
unman
bustle
dash
disappoint
hagride
chill
disillusion
alarum
frazzle
distemper
discomfort
ail
fuss
terrify
derail
catch somebody off balance
catch somebody unawares
cause someone to lose their composure
irritate
deter
intimidate
flip
stir up
work up
put on edge
make waves
send into a spin
craze
disenchant
affright
pother
disgruntle
shame
put the wind up someone
depress
terrorize
US
weird out
freak out
fill with consternation
terrorise
UK
louse up
give someone a turn
muck up
humiliate
demean
escape
prostrate
move
dishonour
UK
discredit
make uncomfortable
make self-conscious
make uneasy
make awkward
own
make ashamed
show up
impress
strike
touch
plague
dishonor
US
hang up
irk
give a bad time
make a monkey of
give a hard time
tease
catch one short
put in a spot
put in a hole
put on the spot
oppress
swamp
whelm
overmaster
spellbind
be beyond someone
be forgotten by
make emotional
wreck
leave speechless
sweep someone off their feet
render speechless
run circles around
snow under
hit for six
grind
subordinate
steamroller
destroy
kill
do in
downgrade
awe
take your breath away
bedazzle
overawe
traumatize
US
electrify
traumatise
UK
throw a curve
blow someone's mind
fascinate
hypnotize
US
put one away
knock over
jar
greatly upset
hypnotise
UK
razzle-dazzle
take the wind out of your sails
take somebody's breath away
carry away
poleax
sweep away
delight
gobsmack
besot
spring on
blind
grind down
make speechless
put away
boggle someone's mind
break someone's heart
glitz
knock senseless
cause wonder
hit
fill with wonder
fill with amazement
throw for a loop
strike with awe
spring something on
take one's breath away
knock one's socks off
be unbelievable
blow one away
bring around
outrage
offend
revolt
disgust
put out of action
sicken
scandalize
US
nauseate
repel
displease
provoke
anger
antagonize
US
scandalise
UK
antagonise
UK
insult
give offence to
gross out
completely surprise
give a turn
make someone's blood run cold
raise someone's eyebrows
shake out of your complacency
hit like ton of bricks
transfix
fill with fear
immobilize
US
scare witless
scare to death
strike terror into
immobilise
UK
scare silly
scare stiff
scare someone out of their wits
put the wind up
put the fear of God into
frighten the life out of
scare the pants off
scare the bejesus out of
put chill on
throw into a panic
scare the living daylights out of
throw into a blue funk
more ❯
“Isabelle's apparent change of heart
puzzled
me.”
Verb
▲
To think hard about something because one cannot understand it
ponder
consider
contemplate
mull over
brood
brood about
chew over
cudgel
deliberate on
marvel
meditate on
muse
muse over
reflect on
study
think hard about
cogitate on
give much thought to
pore on
wonder about
ask oneself
ask oneself about
think about
think hard
rack brains
turn over in one's mind
deliberate
reflect
think
question
meditate
speculate
ruminate
revolve
cogitate
eye
turn
perpend
debate
entertain
weigh
cerebrate
pore over
weigh up
figure
wrestle with
kick around
brood over
puzzle over
chew the cud
think over
be in a brown study
plan
design
scheme
purpose
intend
devise
digest
propose
project
turn over
conjecture
plot
moon
roll
view
dream
engage in contemplation
track
query
be lost in thought
debate with oneself
think deeply
say to oneself
have in mind
entertain idea
be in a thoughtful state
put on thinking cap
inquire
US
enquire
UK
doubt
wonder
ask yourself
be inquisitive
be curious
cudgel your brains
agonize
US
review
deliberate about
ponder over
worry
give thought to
ponder on
give consideration to
muse on
reason
brainstorm
brood on
agonize over
ruminate about
imagine
ruminate over
conceive
envision
envisage
dwell on
ruminate on
speculate about
look at
chew on
agonise
UK
worry about
noodle around
stew over
flash on
beat one's brains out about
cogitate about
examine
excogitate
evaluate
size up
think out
think on
think through
appraise
assess
judge
analyze
US
meditate over
analyse
UK
deliberate over
sweat over
reflect upon
mind
contemplate on
sum up
consider the pros and cons of
look into
hammer away at
take stock of
give some thought to
discuss
mull
consult
argue
make sense of
decide on
percolate
pore
picture
daydream
clarify
bat it around
have a think about
turn over in your mind
hash over
pour it on
talk over
knock around
think of
sort out
cerebrate on
run up a flagpole
chaw
bethink
compare
take
moot
woolgather
dwell
turn over in mind
mull over things
kick about
bat around
bat back and forth
bat about
put on one's thinking cap about
medidate upon
take something under advisement
chew over things
stew about
take as an example
consider as an example
look at as an example
deal with
use one's head
stew
chew
figure out
stop to consider
take under consideration
hypothesize
US
form
go over
formulate
hypothesise
UK
make
investigate
research
scrutinize
US
explore
survey
probe
recollect
feel
reflect about
enquire into
inspect
build castles in air
be lost in contemplation
be in a reverie
see
revolve in one's mind
estimate
entertain the idea of
rate
sweat
scrutinise
UK
rehash
eye up
ruminate upon
expect
anticipate
register
deliberate upon
meditate upon
make enquiries into
make inquiries into
accept
assimilate
cool out
take in
aspire to
metabolize
US
speculate on
metabolise
UK
process
obsess
fret
mope
repine
languish over
mope over
grieve over
sulk about
fret about
moon over
grieve
be in brown study
feel despondent about
dwell upon
gloom
sweat out
bleed
eat one's heart out
languish
chafe inwardly
sulk
sigh
lament
eat your heart out
think upon
despond
more ❯
“His mind flew from one wild idea to another as he tried to
puzzle
out the reason she was closeted in her room like that.”
Verb
▲
Solve or understand something by thinking hard
comprehend
understand
decipher
decode
solve
unravel
untangle
crack
think out
think through
work out
reason out
sort out
figure out
make sense of
piece together
suss out
find the key to
get to the bottom of
make head or tail of
“I shall not identify which daughter said which thing, leaving it as a task for the reader to
puzzle
it out.”
Verb
▲
To cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
stymie
hinder
impede
foil
frustrate
obstruct
thwart
hamper
inhibit
shackle
snooker
defeat
fetter
handicap
interfere with
stall
baulk
UK
balk
US
block
confound
mystify
spoil
stump
check
clog
cramp
cripple
embarrass
encumber
handcuff
hobble
hog-tie
manacle
nonplus
scotch
short-circuit
stop
trammel
flummox
scupper
baffle
corner
crab
crimp
dead-end
hold back
hold up
pigeonhole
prevent
shelve
stonewall
tie up
upset
put paid to
choke off
cut off
hang fire
hang up
hold off
put the kibosh on
cramp one's style
put on hold
give the run around
put on back burner
throw a monkey wrench into
throw a spanner in the works
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
curb
restrain
restrict
hamstring
retard
bar
derail
forestall
constrain
dash
halt
circumvent
slow down
ruin
arrest
limit
slow
bridle
beat
put a stop to
counter
prohibit
oppose
disrupt
foul up
stand in the way of
delay
do for
nullify
quash
outwit
cumber
repress
nix
put an end to
louse up
disappoint
curtail
screw up
deter
bork
smash
stifle
confine
discomfit
mess up
interrupt
shut out
wreck
nip in the bud
interdict
counteract
dish
queer
faze
confuse
get in the way of
suppress
checkmate
crush
nobble
put the lid on
get in the way
neutralize
US
shatter
undo
sabotage
forbid
put the stopper on
debar
banjax
neutralise
UK
set back
put the mockers on
evade
sidestep
put a brake on
skirt
mar
tie
perplex
destroy
bilk
quell
devastate
bewilder
blight
throw
take down
withhold
entangle
bind
fox
bamboozle
wilder
gravel
discombobulate
maze
euchre
freeze
floor
rattle
buffalo
cruel
disconcert
bypass
put a spoke in someone's wheel
obfuscate
shut off
blow a hole in
shut down
be all Greek to
dodge
stay
cross
circumnavigate
avoid
catch
end
root
outlaw
preclude
brake
disallow
stave off
bemuse
veto
demolish
burden
intercept
interfere
take wind out of
contravene
avert
head off
hold
disadvantage
elude
enjoin
befuddle
vex
choke
obviate
do in
crool
cancel
make a mess of
upset the apple cart
annul
give the slip
addle
disorient
muddle
fuddle
upset one's apple cart
spike
taboo
play havoc with
befog
put off
make a hash of
close off
pose
muddy
bring up short
stagger
bring to an end
give a hard time
blow one's mind
bring to naught
get
go to one's head
circumscribe
constrict
still
ban
escape
proscribe
contain
unsettle
snafu
overturn
get out of
suspend
control
ward off
shortcut
traverse
pause
detain
defend against
disturb
damage
inconvenience
dam
negate
duck
ditch
juke
stupefy
steer clear of
exclude
injure
impair
straiten
play off
cook someone's goose
keep lid on
rule out
muzzle
dumbfound
spike someone's guns
chain
leash
outmanoeuvre
UK
queer someone's pitch
criminalize
US
overcome
deny
make illegal
embargo
hold down
stopper
jam up
stun
distract
fog
flabbergast
weigh down
bog down
outmaneuver
US
shake
pull up
forfend
bother
put at a disadvantage
slow up
kill
drag one's feet
criminalise
UK
box in
place at a disadvantage
throw off
cause to be at a stand
throw monkey wrench in
throw off balance
lock up
bring to screeching halt
make someone scratch their head
disorientate
set thinking
pour cold water on
take aback
saddle with
make someone's head spin
put a damper on
throw cold water on
cheat
cap
dissuade from
inc
extinguish
stultify
discontinue
delimit
offset
buck
blast
deflect
blow
finish something
finish off
entrammel
tie-up
poison
torpedo
crash
clobber
cut short
abort
anticipate
discourage
prevent from making progress
overload
debilitate
enmesh
net
ensnare
capture
obscure
attack
hit
postpone
scuttle
invalidate
snag
incommode
retardate
wreak havoc on
repel
squash
cease
put a crimp in
entrap
defer
protract
charge
discommode
oppress
fluster
bottleneck
repulse
parry
put the brakes on
pick off
take out of play
sideline
tie one's hands
stem
hem in
tether
be the end of
tie down
remit
prorogue
dissuade
smother
bring to a close
make an end of
blank
counterplot
bury
daze
resist
confront
intermit
prolong
rein in
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
put straitjacket on
drag feet
hold captive
clip someone's wings
cramp someone's style
snow
surprise
make difficult
put the damper on
bit
reduce
sandbag
ward
give disadvantage
take out
scar
intoxicate
mix up
set someone thinking
inebriate
mess with one's head
make punchy
ball up
ruffle
skip
bollix
promote
regulate
put out of commission
disfigure
stain
annihilate
take wind out of sails
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
beat down
lick
conquer
moderate
put on brakes
put an stop to
hold in
stem the flow of
keep in
put back
back off
keep back
hold off on
make late
hold over
afflict
taint
trash
decay
disarrange
disorganize
disorder
shake off
shuffle off
staunch
halt in its tracks
pass on
place an embargo on
run circles around
put down
put a lock on
put a stopper in
give the run-around
zing
run rings around
bottle up
put half nelson on
gridlock
put chill on
throw a monkey wrench in the works
cool
cork
convulse
take the wind out of someone's sails
wrong
be a hindrance to
throw a spoke in the wheel of
dash one's hope
upset the applecart
glitch up
plug
turn upside-down
derange
set limits on
impose limits on
render null and void
barricade
seal
caulk
cause confusion in
cause turmoil in
throw into disarray
throw into disorder
throw into confusion
treat unfairly
do a disservice to
give a disadvantage to
treat harshly
be unfair to
put in an unfavourable position
treat unfavourably
tell against
inflict a handicap on
dismiss
clog up
blockade
close up
fill
close out
jam
block out
fill up
stand
fence
deprive
censor
overthrow
reject
close
stop up
choke up
stanch
pack
block up
stuff
bung up
outflank
declare taboo
draw up
outvote
bring up
block off
bung
occlude
give the thumbs down to
put the chill on
give the red light to
say no
declare illegal
fetch up
shirk
bottle
congest
plug up
gag
stand still
come to a standstill
rebuff
spurn
not move
stand off
peter out
get round
find a way around
get past
get around
end-run
go around
find a way round
blackball
skin
knock back
give the thumbs down
throw out
turn down
stick
be too much for
put at a loss
bring someone up short
decelerate
hurt
fend off
keep
weaken
undermine
diminish
compromise
enfeeble
harm
subdue
subvert
squelch
slacken
disable
vitiate
break
cordon off
isolate
divert
shut in
turn off
threaten
muffle
stamp out
throttle
lessen
decrease
sap
mire
withstand
strangle
blemish
pre-empt
govern
tame
bloody
flaw
endamage
guard
clot
choke back
help
cross up
defend
cut out
gum up
sink
estop
swallow
eat away
emasculate
stunt
deteriorate
quelch
rein
damp down
wound
deny access
destabilize
US
enervate
blunt
tarnish
disqualify
commandeer
keep waiting
measure
rule
loiter
deface
challenge
embog
corrode
debase
keep under control
adjourn
prejudice
turn aside
make impossible
pull in
keep in check
fight back
preempt
procrastinate
destabilise
UK
second-guess
table
chill
reschedule
disadvise
scare
rough up
quiet
let up
be detrimental to
keep a lid on
bite back
mothball
continue
cut back
bring to a standstill
respite
put over
put the brakes on
cool off
do harm to
get ahead of
get in before
extend
lose speed
talk out of
keep within bounds
lay on the table
put out of action
take a rain check on
set aside
put on the back burner
beat someone to the punch
beat someone to it
put on ice
beat someone to the draw
put in cold storage
provide against
steal a march on
give rain check
head off at pass
hold in abeyance
close down
switch off
strangle at birth
straitjacket
erode
consume
tie someone down
use up
wear away
crack down on
act against
nip something in the bud
cause to wait
cause to stay
whittle
silence
deaden
pocket
submerge
constipate
screen
affect
boycott
blacklist
complicate
wall off
influence
tamper
quench
mute
overpower
throw a curve
trouble
conflict
forefend
temper
ostracize
US
get bogged down
keep at bay
stave
keep off
jeopardize
US
obturate
garrote
US
garrotte
UK
shush
bring an end to
worsen
terminate
stand in the way
impoverish
ravage
dam up
glut
silt up
monkey with
slam on the brakes
ease up
peg
discipline
hesitate
dawdle
down
loaf
falter
bog
flag
poke
beat somebody to it
act in advance of
prepare for
be one step ahead of
be early
lag
abate
discountenance
gunge up
incapacitate
devitalize
depress
dismantle
corrupt
temporise
UK
temporize
US
dally
give a rain check
take a raincheck
keep in abeyance
imprison
incarcerate
intern
quit
qualify
reef
ostracise
UK
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
warn
indispose
frighten
deprecate
gainsay
duel
contradict
impugn
combat
negative
disaffirm
contest
fight
dispute
hedge
clutter up
scorch
wither
batter
shock
put a limit on
make it impossible for
make it impracticable for
slacken pace
lock in
coop up
fence in
jail
US
necessitate
gaol
UK
close in
immure
concuss
shotgun
detract from
shake up
jeopardise
UK
smash up
muck up
back-water
cut down
lose steam
wind down
anchor it
cool down
devalue
tweak
unfit
devaluate
ding
cheapen
total
be prejudicial to
be disadvantageous to
button up
keep the lid on
keep a tight rein on
keep tight rein on
hit the brakes
let down flaps
make impracticable
cause detriment to
damp
be deleterious to
play for time
have a negative effect on
have a bad effect on
hedge out
save
let
make useless
lose strength
drive a nail into the coffin of
go against
shutdown
immobilize
US
dampen
refrain from
render powerless
monopolize
US
foresee
predict
forecast
envision
preoccupy
project
expect
monopolise
UK
carry over
immobilise
UK
paralyse
UK
waive
lengthen
lay over
act like a wet blanket
bankrupt
seize
put out of business
bring to standstill
bring someone to their knees
wipe out
bring to a stop
pull the plug on
load
take
withhold from
stay away from
refuse
make up for
deny yourself
break the habit of
skip out on
kick
steer clear
shrink from
abstain
renounce
keep from
desist
eschew
shun
desist from
stay away
forbear
give up
abstain from
restrain from
counterbalance
do without
shy from
leave off
forgo
forbear from
paralyze
US
expropriate
grab
snatch
overwhelm
saddle
ambush
botch
strain
shut
disempower
whittle away
appropriate
interlope
shortstop
accost
interpose
hijack
tackle
waylay
buttonhole
laden
weight
lumber
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
attenuate
mine
dig
soften
tunnel
dent
wear
rain on someone's parade
pounce on
take on
lade
pile
freight
drag through the mud
dig out
hollow out
clip one's wings
chip away at
knock the bottom out of
queer the pitch of
poke full of holes
swoop down on
cut in
take away
yoke
lock out
make off with
dump on
snow under
bear down on
overburden
make heavy
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause distress or anxiety to
trouble
bother
worry
upset
disturb
grieve
annoy
distress
afflict
agitate
plague
torment
perturb
vex
concern
fret
perplex
harass
irk
irritate
pain
agonise
UK
agonize
US
alarm
hassle
sadden
bug
burden
disconcert
disquiet
faze
fear
fuss
harry
hurt
nag
niggle
oppress
pester
stew
stress
sweat
discompose
spook
strain
try
weigh down
grind
psych
ail
gnaw at
interrupt
cause concern to
cause discomfort to
get to
make waves
stir up
burn up
flip out
give someone grief
make anxious
make uncomfortable
make uneasy
drive up the wall
give a bad time
give a hard time
hack you off
lie heavy on someone's mind
prey on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
dismay
unsettle
discomfort
unhinge
frazzle
distemper
exercise
flurry
gall
provoke
freak out
weird out
preoccupy
occupy
chafe
pother
lie heavy on
make someone scratch their head
do someone's head in
occupy someone's thoughts
shake
confuse
fluster
excite
distract
ruffle
confound
startle
discomfit
frighten
alarum
unnerve
undo
hagride
derail
daze
derange
bewilder
scare
outrage
astound
amaze
rattle
intrude
depress
rouse
tire
arouse
badger
pique
complicate
dishearten
interfere
shake up
get in the way
more ❯
Noun
▲
A toy, game, or question presenting a problem that requires skill or ingenuity for its solution
conundrum
mystery
enigma
riddle
problem
poser
paradox
question
head-scratcher
labyrinth
maze
mystification
puzzlement
secret
why
brain-teaser
stumper
teaser
brainteaser
closed book
crossword
dilemma
jigsaw
puzzler
question mark
challenge
perplexity
stickler
twister
complexity
difficulty
intricacy
crux
complication
quandary
tough nut to crack
snarl
mind-boggler
grabber
cryptogram
confusion
charade
abstruseness
matter
unsolved problem
issue
sixty-four-thousand-dollar question
knotty problem
concern
sixty-four dollar question
sphinx
cliffhanger
tangle
occult
rebus
web
facer
rune
cruncher
case
mindboggler
can of worms
bewilderment
braintwister
difficult question
vexed question
chaos
entanglement
knot
brain-twister
imbroglio
mind-twister
predicament
subject
point
topic
tough one
affair
theme
mire
tickler
contention
matter of contention
thriller
inscrutability
oracle
chiller
whodunit
subtlety
secrecy
obscurity
query
inscrutableness
toughie
mess
knotty question
abstrusity
muddle
convolution
mesh
roun
awkward problem
morass
net
jungle
tough proposition
how-do-you-do
situation
disarray
business
skein
item
point at issue
hard nut to crack
subject matter
point of contention
argument
ambiguity
key
gateway
unknown
sticker
parable
Gordian knot
a closed book
anagram
difficult proposition
quiz
fix
involvement
inextricability
obfuscation
uphill
stinker
example
illustration
bugaboo
koan
sixty-four thousand dollar question
cliff-hanger
jam
quagmire
pickle
catch-22
hitch
interest
hole
focus
catch
pitfall
snag
embarrassment
doubt
distraction
strait
plight
word game
Chinese puzzle
bother
task
incident
proceeding
goings-on
thing
circumstance
occasion
matter in question
bone of contention
point in question
dispute
point of departure
talking point
controversy
jumble
mishmash
mixture
hash
medley
assortment
clutter
undertaking
nut
collage
miscellany
patchwork
hodgepodge
variety
mélange
potpourri
agglomeration
smorgasbord
network
montage
miscellanea
motley
trouble
mass
bundle
twist
weave
mixed bag
motley collection
patchwork quilt
mash-up
proposal
debate
proposition
consideration
motion
discussion
content
motive
motif
more ❯
“The Two Reconstructions explains a
puzzle
that lies at the heart of America's development as a political democracy.”
Noun
▲
Anybody's guess
anybody's guess
anyone's guess
Noun
▲
An unpleasant situation, usually where difficult choices have to be made
confusion
difficulty
perplexity
uncertainty
bafflement
bewilderment
quandary
dilemma
plight
predicament
pickle
fix
mess
hole
jam
bind
muddle
mire
impasse
spot
awkward situation
corner
trouble
quagmire
scrape
strait
tight spot
sticky situation
tight corner
rabbit hole
problem
rattrap
swamp
box
stew
difficult situation
hot water
sticky wicket
tricky situation
crisis
jackpot
embarrassment
catch-22
imbroglio
hang-up
how-do-you-do
deep water
dire straits
conundrum
emergency
clutch
comess
issue
pinch
double bind
situation
unfortunate situation
hardship
distress
pass
exigency
problematic situation
double trouble
no-win situation
vicious circle
bad news
spot of bother
spot of trouble
fine kettle of fish
ticklish situation
bit of bother
with nowhere to turn
knot
impediment
mare's nest
stalemate
cleft stick
mix-up
doubt
state of perplexity
state of uncertainty
delicate situation
state
up a tree
drag
lot
juncture
posture
asperity
rigor
US
deadlock
condition
circumstance
position
soup
vicissitude
troublesome situation
kettle of fish
rigour
UK
large order
rough go
catastrophe
disaster
extremity
fiasco
calamity
setback
upheaval
adversity
cataclysm
tragedy
entanglement
blow
complication
chaos
debacle
meltdown
tribulation
disorder
disarray
failure
drama
havoc
hell
crash
mishap
misfortune
tinderbox
shambles
reversal
misadventure
turmoil
pressure
urgency
collapse
trauma
stress
horror
reverse
scourge
ruin
blight
devastation
whammy
depression
sorry condition
shock
monstrosity
critical situation
train wreck
hassle
affliction
big trouble
desolation
hell on earth
holocaust
apocalypse
bomb
woe
trial
shipwreck
hot potato
worst-case scenario
reversal of fortune
disorderliness
car crash
tight situation
messiness
heavy blow
bust
sad state
stroke of ill luck
hard times
indecision
conflict
poser
catch
bother
facer
difficult choice
head
straits
pretty kettle of fish
crunch
zero hour
crossroad
turning point
difficult position
complexity
conjuncture
Dunkirk
crossroads
desperate straits
complicated situation
boiling point
crunch time
breaking point
flash point
tangle
need
necessity
tension
crux
exigence
occasion
bad situation
contingency
panic stations
lose-lose
circumstances
climacteric
jumble
case
snafu
troublesome problem
snake pit
Gordian knot
snarl
hard nut to crack
unpredictable situation
complex problem
dog's breakfast
Pandora's box
hornet's nest
headache
discomfiture
involvement
mass of problems
uphill
place
spectacle
time
botched situation
damned if you do, damned if you don't
between a rock and a hard place
nuisance
demand
moment
point
commotion
fuss
incident
danger
accident
scene
disturbance
business
melodrama
affair
adventure
row
worst case
controversy
fracas
sensation
thrill
excitement
brouhaha
enmeshment
embroilment
constraint
requirement
worst that could happen
worst outcome
worst possible outcome
worst comes to worst
farce
struggle
want
demandingness
acuteness
frustration
oppression
pain
source of trouble
thorn in your flesh
to-do
stage
needfulness
requisite
essential
wont
criticalness
pressingness
imperativeness
misery
tear-jerker
cul-de-sac
cessation
bottleneck
morass
pause
rest
can of worms
urgent situation
phase
period
duress
hazard
exertion
painfulness
soap opera
squeeze
compulsion
push
climax
unforeseen circumstances
moment in time
interval
status
instant
choice
point in time
labor
US
barricade
discouragement
sweat
hardness
labour
UK
harassment
a spot
a stew
a hole
a fix
a jam
dead end
a scrape
a pickle
diffict situation
more ❯
Noun
▲
A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true
paradox
contradiction
absurdity
anomaly
enigma
incongruity
inconsistency
mystery
oddity
ambiguity
conflict
dichotomy
oxymoron
self-contradiction
antinomy
catch
catch-22
conundrum
error
irony
juxtaposition
koan
mistake
nonsense
opposite
quandary
reverse
riddle
shocker
contradiction in terms
reverse psychology
difference
opposition
discrepancy
incongruousness
disagreement
mismatch
contrariety
clash
disparity
incompatibility
separation
aporia
division
variance
discordance
irreconcilability
contrariness
dissonance
divergence
polarity
lack of congruence
lack of harmony
impasse
peculiarity
paradoxical nature
dissimilarity
inconsonance
oppositeness
antithesis
repugnancy
oppugnancy
inappropriateness
duality
disproportion
variation
changeability
lack of similarity
inequality
unlikeness
disproportionateness
lack of accord
deviation
inharmoniousness
unsuitability
contraposition
contradictoriness
antonymy
contradistinction
strangeness
bizarreness
inaptness
extraneousness
oddness
unsuitableness
gulf
split
disjunction
confutation
antilogy
contravention
contrast
chasm
divorce
defiance
dissension
disputation
flaw
dispute
bucking
illogicality
challenge
antagonism
disunion
partition
trichotomy
irreconcilable difference
lack of consistency
difference of opinion
dissimilitude
distinction
disparateness
diverseness
distinctness
distinctiveness
diversity
imbalance
distance
divergency
otherness
gap
unevenness
imparity
dissemblance
heterogeneity
discord
bad match
differentiation
incongruence
breach
nonconformity
misalliance
alterity
bad fit
particularity
irregularity
idiosyncrasy
incomparability
differential
unconformity
unrelatedness
unalikeness
differences
mismarriage
non-uniformity
comparison
nonuniformity
discongruity
discrepance
divarication
tension
mesalliance
rift
animosity
noncongruence
jarring
uncongeniality
disharmonism
disaccord
demarcation
segregation
miscalculation
yin yang
severance
offset
schism
far cry
divide
exception
alteration
variability
variety
change
modification
metamorphosis
digression
transformation
revision
departure
wide area of difference
asymmetry
characteristic
aberration
separateness
singularity
unorthodoxness
friction
discordancy
more ❯
Noun
▲
A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message
acrostic
crossword
game
mind-bender
acronym
cypher
UK
cipher
US
composition
phrase
wordplay
crossword puzzle
logograph
anagram
Noun
▲
A saw with fine teeth and a narrow blade which can cut curves in wood or metal
jigsaw
Chinese puzzle
game
jigsaw puzzle
picture puzzle
tangram
zigsaw
zigsaw puzzle
Noun
▲
A confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding
mix-up
confusion
mess
mistake
misunderstanding
muddle
jumble
error
tangle
botch
chaos
commotion
disorder
fankle
miscalculation
shambles
turmoil
misreading
misapprehension
misinterpretation
misconception
misconstruction
false impression
fallacy
delusion
wrong idea
misjudgement
misjudgment
misconstruing
misbelief
misimpression
misknowledge
incomprehension
illusion
mistaken belief
misreckoning
confounding
falsity
falsehood
untruth
slip-up
erroneous belief
muddle-up
bungle
blunder
incorrectness
falseness
inaccuracy
false belief
misperception
misconstrual
false interpretation
mess-up
hallucination
myth
fault
wrong end of the stick
more ❯
Noun
▲
Any of several annual horse races
derby
championship
competition
contest
event
tournament
clash
head-to-head
match
quiz
race
sporting event
game
bout
duel
tourney
fixture
fight
battle
face-off
final
meeting
trial
matchup
split
playdown
play-off
sweepstakes
sweep-stake
tug-of-war
ball game
test
encounter
tie
meet
round
conflict
heat
confrontation
dogfight
engagement
sport
combat
struggle
war
warfare
test match
replay
rematch
mill
skirmish
friendly
prizefight
grapple
contention
challenge
cup tie
local derby
athletic event
joust
dustup
tilt
quarter-final
semi-final
scuffle
battle royal
run-in
cup final
sporting competition
sports meeting
trials
performance
concours
league
playoff
scrimmage
strife
stakes
pairing off
one-upmanship
do or die
drive
one-upping
counteraction
horse race
candidacy
one on one
run
playoffs
play off
feud
finals
showdown
ultramarathon
rally
biathlon
round-robin
tussle
sudden death
heptathlon
semifinal
set
pentathlon
marathon
decathlon
triathlon
athletics
rivalry
set-to
fracas
scrap
affray
collision
fray
tiebreaker
rencounter
fighting
hostilities
hostility
hassle
shootout
leg
attack
bloodshed
scrum
wrangle
discord
boilover
action
brush
quarterfinal
emulation
boxing match
tie-break
cricket match
international
rugby match
armed conflict
fisticuffs
melee
series
pageant
brawl
vying
siege
blitz
decider
conflagration
go
biffo
dust-up
debate
shindy
dissension
controversy
striving
rumble
games
dispute
beef
static
wrangling
altercation
prize fight
sports event
shoot-out
armed struggle
battle royale
final round
argument
last four
semi
bat
lists
final eight
last eight
offensive
discussion
trying
proving
testing
gala
opposition
antagonism
competitiveness
competitive fight
tangle
crisis
shock
row
conclave
convention
gathering
warring
incident
turf war
onslaught
onset
assault
feuding
enmity
convocation
counterinsurgency
blows
arms
strategy
shindig
afters
vendetta
hot war
field
flap
jealousy
friction
muster
congress
hunt
high noon
mano-a-mano
matches
sports
single combat
duello
campaign
mix-up
passage of arms
brush-off
cyberwar
cold war
military action
clashes
duels
monomachy
keeping up with the Joneses
cup
matchups
contests
military operation
armed confrontation
armed clash
gunfight
fencing
field meeting
judicial duel
affair of honor
sword fight
meeting for satisfaction of honour
affair of honour
scene
difference
disaccord
dissent
squabble
disunity
gainstriving
belligerency
flak
dissidence
gainstrife
quarrel
bone to pick
bone of contention
Cup final
championship fight
final match
grand final
knockout
title fight
last leg
Super Bowl
knockout round
final game
slugfest
haymaker
pugilism
prizefighting
riot
rumpus
sprint
free-for-all
chase
disturbance
sparring match
relay
dash
fight game
fistic sport
scurry
pursuit
rush
broil
rammy
roughhouse
punch-up
swedge
bust-up
scrabble
throes
time trial
time-trial
course
relay race
steeplechase
running
stoush
scrape
brannigan
bagarre
rough and tumble
square go
difficulty
ruckus
fuss
to-do
exchange of blows
physical encounter
more ❯
Noun
▲
A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth of someone or something
uncertainty
indecision
irresolution
unsureness
vagueness
ambivalence
doubtfulness
dubiety
incertitude
ambiguity
bewilderment
confusion
conjecture
doubt
queries
questions
wonder
limbo
questionableness
lack of certainty
equivocation
equivocacy
inconclusiveness
muddle
unclearness
equivocality
indefiniteness
indeterminateness
dubiousness
equivocalness
haziness
tergiversation
obscurity
indistinctness
incoherence
indictinctness
fuzziness
vacillation
fluctuation
conflict
contradiction
hesitancy
shilly-shallying
tentativeness
wavering
irresoluteness
quandary
hesitation
clash
opposition
haze
iffiness
dilemma
incongruity
gingerliness
inconsistency
confusion dilemma
more ❯
Noun
▲
A hidden problem or disadvantage in an apparently ideal situation
catch
hitch
snag
drawback
disadvantage
pitfall
trap
complication
difficulty
problem
gotcha
hiccup
trick
downside
hindrance
hurdle
impediment
setback
snare
con
conundrum
disbenefit
dodge
gimmick
joker
minus
obstacle
ploy
puzzler
wile
catch-22
stumbling block
booby trap
land mine
fly in the ointment
joker in the pack
limitation
handicap
obstruction
barrier
defect
weakness
restriction
trouble
issue
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
bar
check
deterrent
curb
flaw
hazard
restraint
crimp
fault
block
fetter
trammel
shortcoming
encumbrance
inhibition
glitch
imperfection
facer
cramp
inconvenience
drag
dilemma
stop
balk
US
deficiency
embarrassment
baulk
UK
weak point
predicament
detriment
clog
pickle
interference
burden
liability
manacle
holdback
chain
cumber
negative
weak spot
stoppage
quagmire
holdup
hamper
shackles
quandary
let
brake
nuisance
hang-up
constraint
entanglement
tangle
failing
delay
headache
bug
plight
scrape
blockage
mess
barricade
impedance
sticking point
stricture
rub
jam
road block
tight spot
monkey wrench
interruption
hassle
fix
spot
uphill
debit
incommodity
strike
blockade
discouragement
perplexity
lack
demerit
albatross
millstone
gridlock
box
hole
mire
toils
wall
muddle
lock
tanglement
quicksand
meshes
morass
mesh
ball and chain
difficult situation
control
hold-up
frailty
web
ill
danger
peril
foible
crunch
knot
adversity
damper
bind
condition
worry
disability
hardship
inadequacy
infirmity
corner
cumbrance
negative aspect
blemish
dispute
question
baggage
impasse
fallibility
preventive
circumscription
bottleneck
impairment
hampering
sin
swamp
rattrap
crisis
strait
shackle
retardation
retardment
circumvention
roadblock
jam-up
excess baggage
stone in one's path
tight corner
gremlin
sticky situation
bother
sticky wicket
no-win situation
millstone around your neck
rabbit hole
tricky situation
complaint
harm
bad
flip side
stumbling stone
penalty
pale
privation
affliction
traverse
prevention
sabotage
intervention
kink
afterdeal
hangup
occlusion
congestion
prob
foot dragging
evil
aggravation
mountain
blocking
checkmate
other side of the coin
prohibition
tie
load
disablement
disorder
factor
development
banana skin
unseen problem
cropper
blank wall
dead weight
red tape
uncertainty
confusion
conflict
indecision
poser
vicious circle
double bind
awkward situation
difficult choice
thorn in one's side
vexation
mix-up
source of difficulty
hot potato
grievance
hornets' nest
source of trouble
thorn in one's flesh
vexed question
question mark
the rub
misfortune
rein
buttress
net
vice
consequence
break
reverse
reversal
bridle
blow
botheration
downfall
mishap
want
dereliction
worriment
habit
count
doubt
squeeze
disagreement
bugbear
noose
restrainer
safeguard
snafu
discontinuance
point at issue
can of worms
disputed point
hot water
lapse
rebuff
whammy
harness
bump
teething trouble
disincentive
pockmark
blight
scar
mark
excrescence
excrescency
blotch
mar
disfigurement
incompleteness
deformity
regulation
limit
stipulation
insufficiency
rule
demarcation
feet of clay
corruption
peccadillo
failure
taint
defectiveness
Achilles heel
blot
qualification
provision
proviso
mountain to climb
matter
entrapment
rider
containment
confinement
strings
requirement
subject
affair
limits
string
contraction
no-no
reservation
fine print
custody
bounds
small difficulty
ceiling
concern
interest
puzzlement
focus
case
contention
subject matter
theme
point of contention
crux
argument
topic
matter of contention
enigma
stumper
point
challenge
determent
thwarting
deterrence
forestalling
straitjacket
halt
dissuasion
avoidance
interception
inhibitor
preclusion
forestallment
defeat
deterence
obviation
checking
snarl
defence
UK
interdict
defense
US
fence
arrest
precaution
preventative
clot
embargo
disappointment
protection
disqualification
snarl-up
ban
opposition
logjam
cross to bear
foiling
security
suppression
fetters
curbing
baulking
UK
stopping
stifling
reduction
boycott
quashing
upset
cross
frustration
caution
precautionary measure
knock
choking
clampdown
curtailment
constriction
taboo
remedy
balking
US
collapse
bummer
foundering
preventive measure
protective measure
disturbance
body blow
knock-back
wet blanket
piece of bad luck
lack of success
one in the eye
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
kick in the teeth
bond
bonds
elimination
barring
deadweight
bone of contention
hobble
misery
woe
disgrace
yoke
anticipation
averting
precluding
slowing
railing
intimidation
injury
albatross around one's neck
weary load
prophylaxis
deadlock
exclusion
leash
tailback
obligation
commitment
handicapping
psychological baggage
saddle
debt
guilt
duty
defensive measures
narrowing
backup
tie-up
queue
millstone round someone's neck
proscription
deterring factor
chill
put down
damp
bridling
repression
bulwark
tribulation
depressant
cloud
shackling
fettering
holding back
cramping
smothering
detention
constrainment
captivity
pinch
moratorium
veto
warning
encirclement
stopping up
halting
deal-breaker
gloom
pall
interdiction
stint
infarct
closure
embolus
cordon
infarction
monkey on one's back
depression
cinchers
anchor
binders
traffic jam
sublimation
rahui
hold
moderation
regression
flip-flop
unfortunate development
slowdown
backset
comedown
regress
bath
about-face
foil
bottom
circumspection
injunction
modification
definition
gate
retarding device
rail
retardant
interference with
restricted access
reverse of fortune
double whammy
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
cold water
blunder
bondage
rope
order
instruction
deprivation
pinions
weight
decrease
manacles
chains
abridgment
US
abridgement
UK
command
hedge
drawing board
slip
line of defense
compression
astringency
boundary
tightening
squeezing
binding
shrinking
restraining order
spoiling
palladium
fail-safe
protective
shield
inefficacy
error
whole new ballgame
miscalculation
mistake
mischance
bafflement
neutralizer
prophylactic
countering
scotching
derailment
dashing
crushing
bitter pill
jump
stretch
stroke of bad luck
crippling
hindering
snookering
baffling
nonfulfillment
scuppering
nonfulfilment
contravention
unfulfillment
involvement
lease
chit
indebtment
loan
bite
pledge
balance
arrear
possibility
due
contingency
remainder
contract
damage
mortgage
jinx
tab
IOU
account
nonsuccess
anticipatory measure
malfunction
crash
shutdown
non-success
bad news
disaster area
disintegration
disruption
millstone round one's neck
wreck
crackup
ruination
crumbling
ruin
crumpling
fizzle
breakdown
cessation
falling apart
fizzling out
falling down
seizing up
conking out
falling to pieces
falling through
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A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness
embarrassment
discomfiture
awkwardness
mortification
self-consciousness
shame
unease
discomfort
distress
humiliation
bashfulness
chagrin
confusion
discomposure
uneasiness
edginess
shyness
abashment
disconcertment
fluster
flusteredness
ignominy
perturbation
sheepishness
agitation
showing up
blushing
clumsiness
complexity
destitution
disconcertion
hitch
impecuniosity
indebtedness
indiscretion
mistake
pinch
poverty
snag
stew
strait
tangle
timidity
awkward situation
boo boo
faux pas
hot seat
hot water
egg on face
disgrace
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
degradation
opprobrium
disrepute
discredit
obloquy
loss of face
infamy
stigma
nervousness
abasement
indignity
disquiet
upset
disesteem
reproach
scandal
egg on one's face
humbling
anxiety
ingloriousness
odium
vexation
disorientation
worry
discombobulation
trepidation
inquietude
contempt
doubt
comedown
uncomfortableness
shamefulness
blemish
ill repute
annoyance
disrespect
dissatisfaction
frustration
opprobriousness
loss of pride
distraction
disquietude
displeasure
apprehension
disappointment
dither
difficulty
dismay
affront
ignobility
demoralization
US
blot
discontent
lather
malaise
condescension
suspicion
alarm
misgiving
apprehensiveness
resignation
notoriety
demoralisation
UK
qualms
trouble
put down
compunction
reflection
reprobation
dubiety
contumely
stain
slur
disfavour
UK
uncertainty
tarnish
debasement
debasing
disfavor
US
black eye
guilt
smirch
bad odor
shamefacedness
disturbance
consternation
bad name
disorder
bad odour
outrage
loss of honor
injury
offence
UK
injustice
censure
disgracefulness
flutter
disreputability
depreciation
detraction
offense
US
aspersion
red face
look foolish
beating
ruin
failure
defeat
dishonorableness
disreputableness
ignominiousness
tizzy
loss of self-respect
undoing
nonplus
rout
overthrow
fear
notoriousness
furore
UK
twitter
flurry
turmoil
descent
conquest
vanquishment
defeasance
irritation
concern
anxiousness
concernment
sweat
agita
care
solicitude
nervosity
insult
spleen
fret
bustle
delicacy
snub
vitiation
submissiveness
rebuff
submission
fretfulness
pique
exasperation
disgruntlement
crossness
ticklishness
unpleasantness
stickiness
uphill
painfulness
inconvenience
furor
US
bring down
resentment
wrath
fury
rage
anger
indignation
umbrage
remorse
angst
dread
dyspathy
qualm
dysphoria
scruple
instability
penitence
disbelief
constraint
queasiness
perplexingness
untimeliness
tension
thorniness
inopportuneness
smarting
rankling
slap in the face
self-abasement
smack in the face
touché
brush-off
clunkiness
ire
ill-humour
aggravation
peevishness
blow to one's pride
kick in the teeth
mental pain
ill-repute
slight
condemnation
bewilderment
puzzlement
disapproval
defamation
disapprobation
taint
vilification
crime
sorrow
letdown
ill-humor
crushing
baulk
UK
blow
balk
US
perplexity
derision
derogation
mystification
bafflement
prostitution
pollution
scorn
corruption
disbarment
misgrace
sin
meanness
turpitude
culpability
spot
slander
venality
strife
baseness
wonder
wonderment
befuddlement
befuddling
muddle
perplexing
stupefaction
bamboozlement
shock
daze
astonishment
bemusement
discomfiting
confounding
confusedness
bewilderedness
unsettling
fog
whirl
flap
upsetting
mixup
dumbfounding
obscuring
blurring
surprise
tangling
turbulence
addling
maze
misperception
cluttering
pother
misunderstanding
stirring up
head-scratching
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▲
The state or condition of being difficult
difficulty
hardship
pain
strain
awkwardness
labor
US
labour
UK
pains
problems
stress
aggravation
arduousness
laboriousness
strenuousness
strife
struggle
struggling
trouble
ado
anxiety
bother
frustration
grievance
hassle
pressure
setback
toil
worry
dolour
hangup
painfulness
travails
annoyance
bafflement
exigency
imbroglio
inconvenience
irritation
jam
weight
trials and tribulations
mental burden
to-do
distress
concern
disquiet
vexation
unease
issues
grief
agitation
unpleasantness
turmoil
task
dilemma
hindrance
row
pitfall
sorrow
scrape
hang-up
adversity
misfortune
tribulation
misery
oppression
need
rigor
US
hazard
vicissitude
hardness
asperity
rigour
UK
dire straits
quandary
crisis
predicament
plight
quagmire
extremity
pickle
impasse
exertion
muddle
emergency
knot
a spot
a stew
barricade
a hole
embarrassment
deep water
crux
deadlock
hot water
discouragement
a scrape
harassment
strait
a fix
a jam
mess
a pickle
stew
sweat
hard times
depression
dead end
suffering
austerity
privation
affliction
destitution
calamity
torment
want
persecution
burden
penury
trial
deprivation
neediness
discomfort
beggary
impecuniousness
impecuniosity
poverty
ruination
trials
ruin
disaster
wretchedness
danger
drudgery
injury
curse
accident
travail
peril
mischance
lack
catastrophe
fatigue
hard knocks
tough luck
tough break
rotten luck
uphill battle
Herculean task
rainy day
financial distress
more ❯
Noun
▲
A test of knowledge, especially as a competition between individuals or teams as a form of entertainment
quiz
competition
test
exam
examination
check
contest
exercise
game
investigation
query
shotgun
blue book
panel game
quiz game
quiz show
test of knowledge
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▲
A system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for the purposes of secrecy
code
cypher
UK
cipher
US
cryptograph
cryptogram
hieroglyphics
key
encryption
enigma
secret language
secret writing
coded message
set of symbols
monogram
logo
device
mark
symbols
secret message
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