puzzled (out)

verb

past tense of puzzle (out)
as in solved
to find an answer for through reasoning I was able to puzzle out the riddle in a fairly short time

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puzzled (out)
  1. solved
  2. unraveled
  3. answered
  4. resolved
Verb
  • The crows solved the task the same way primates do, using the same mathematical logic despite having a very different brain structure.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • So there’s a huge amount of that which was solved with lots of different trickery, and then some VFX.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of solved
Verb
  • Before leaving his post in February 2025, Sams saw parts of his work unraveled by the current administration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • How Amazon’s plan unraveled In February, GW president Ellen Granberg announced the university had sold the campus, but did not initially identify the buyer or disclose the purchase price.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of unraveled
Verb
  • When Cleveland trimmed the lead to 3-1 in the sixth inning, Tampa answered with a two-run homer by Junior Caminero in the seventh.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Still, many challenging open questions must be answered before the Many Worlds interpretation can be accepted as our best explanation for the measurement problem.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of answered
Verb
  • Other forum participants reported that subsequent firmware updates resolved their infections.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Commissary is raising money and crowdsourcing to help cover lawyers' costs and have emergency funding until the dispute is resolved.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of resolved
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“Puzzled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzled%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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