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mystery

/ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/noun3 syllables

Mystery means: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.

Synonyms for mystery6

noun, as in something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

enigma, secret, closed book

noun, as in a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

mystery story, whodunit

also used for mystery

roun

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What does mystery mean?2

noun

1

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained“how it got out is a mystery”

2

a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with mystery?1

three syllables

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Mystery in a sentence

  • Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.Swift
  • At last, he found a clue to the mystery.CM
  • As the plot unfolds, the mystery becomes clearer.VirtuOZ
  • The more the plot thickens, the more the mystery unfolds.Eldad
  • Life is a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved.mailohilohi
  • For thirty years, the deaths remained a mystery.OsoHombre
  • You aren’t able to conceal the mystery, are you?jimkillock
  • When the mystery is too impressive, we don't dare to disobey.carlosalberto

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Forms of mystery

as a noun

plural
mysteries