Antonyms for puzzle out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : puhz-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌz əl


Definition of puzzle out

Origin :
  • 1590s, pusle "bewilder, confound," possibly frequentative of pose (v.) in obsolete sense of "perplex" (cf. nuzzle from nose). Related: Puzzled; puzzling.
  • As in resolve : verb make up one's mind; find solution
  • As in clear up : verb explain; resolve
  • As in decipher : verb figure out, understand
  • As in do : verb figure out, solve
  • As in figure : verb understand; decide, infer
Example sentences :
  • The next thing was to puzzle out what was written in the letter.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • It is a very great pleasure to me to puzzle out the sentences.
  • Extract from : « Field and Forest » by Oliver Optic
  • She wanted to be alone, to puzzle out what the coming of this man meant to her.
  • Extract from : « Brand Blotters » by William MacLeod Raine
  • But there was no sense in trying to puzzle out the reason for their having gone.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scout Automobilists » by Robert Maitland
  • Then I lay quite still, trying to puzzle out what was the matter.
  • Extract from : « Charge! » by George Manville Fenn
  • As he worked at this he tried hard to puzzle out what had happened.
  • Extract from : « To Win or to Die » by George Manville Fenn
  • She wanted to think, to puzzle out all that was taking place around her.
  • Extract from : « A Man of Two Countries » by Alice Harriman
  • So she stood there trying to puzzle out some plan for getting in.
  • Extract from : « Dick and His Cat and Other Tales » by Various
  • Well, Ziz, I dont say it wasnt, but we must puzzle out how he got up there and why he went.
  • Extract from : « The Luminous Face » by Carolyn Wells
  • Ah, that is what I have been trying to puzzle out all the way here, she said.
  • Extract from : « The Angel of Pain » by E. F. Benson

Synonyms for puzzle out

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