ENIGMA: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ENIGMA?

Need another word that means the same as “enigma”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “enigma” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Enigma” are: brain-teaser, conundrum, riddle, mystery, secret, puzzle, paradox, problem, question, question mark, quandary

Enigma as a Noun

Definitions of "Enigma" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “enigma” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A difficult problem.
• Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.
• A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.

Synonyms of "Enigma" as a noun (11 Words)

brain-teaser	A difficult problem.
conundrum	A confusing and difficult problem or question. One of the most difficult conundrums for the experts.
mystery	A religious belief based on divine revelation, especially one regarded as beyond human understanding. The 1920s murder mystery The Ghost Train.
paradox	A statement or proposition which, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems logically unacceptable or self-contradictory. The uncertainty principle leads to all sorts of paradoxes like the particles being in two places at once.
problem	A thing that is difficult to achieve. She and her husband are having problems.
puzzle	A jigsaw puzzle. A book with picture puzzles.
quandary	State of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options. Kate was in a quandary.
question	An instance of questioning. We hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions.
question mark	Uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something.
riddle	A difficult problem. They started asking riddles and telling jokes.
secret	Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others. It remains one of nature s secrets.

Usage Examples of "Enigma" as a noun

• Madeleine was still an enigma to him.

Associations of "Enigma" (30 Words)

abstruse	Difficult to understand; obscure. The professor s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them.
abysmal	Extremely bad; appalling. Abysmal stupidity.
conundrum	A confusing and difficult problem or question. One of the most difficult conundrums for the experts.
cryptic	Having a puzzling terseness. Cryptic writings.
cryptogram	A piece of writing in code or cipher.
enigmatic	Resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought. Prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries.
esoterica	Secrets known only to an initiated minority. A professor of such esoterica as angelology and comparative shamanism.
factorize	(with reference to a number) resolve or be resolvable into factors. F factorizes completely into linear factors.
incomprehensible	Not able to be understood; not intelligible. The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.
insurmountable	Not capable of being surmounted or overcome. An insurmountable problem.
miracle	An exceptional product or achievement, or an outstanding example of something. Industries at the heart of the economic miracle.
mystery	The Christian Eucharist. What happened after he left home that day remains a mystery.
mythical	Based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity. A mythical customer whose name appears in brochures promoting the bank s services.
preternatural	Surpassing the ordinary or normal – George Will. Autumn had arrived with preternatural speed.
problem	An inquiry starting from given conditions to investigate or demonstrate a fact, result, or law. Practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens.
puzzle	A jigsaw puzzle. A puzzle with 500 pieces.
question	Ask someone questions especially in an official context. There was a question about my training.
recondite	Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. The book is full of recondite information.
riddle	Solve or explain a riddle to someone. His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks.
secret	Given in confidence or in secret. Secret ingredients.
solve	Find the solution. Solve an old debt.
superhuman	Having or showing exceptional ability or powers. Superhuman strength.
tantalize	Excite the senses or desires of (someone. She still tantalized him.
unfathomable	Impossible to come to understand. Mountains of unfathomable scale.
unravel	Disentangle. Can you unravel the mystery.
unresolved	Characterized by musical dissonance harmonically unresolved. A number of issues remain unresolved.
unscramble	Restore (something that has been scrambled) to an intelligible, readable, or viewable state. Viewers use these decoders to unscramble the signal.
unsolved	Not solved. Many crimes remain unsolved.
untangle	Release from entanglement of difficulty. He knew he d have to untangle a financial mess and somehow restore investor confidence.
whodunit	A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie.