brainbuster
Really hard puzzle
A brainbuster is a problem or puzzle that requires intense mental effort to solve.
The term suggests something that strains or overwhelms the brain, like a particularly challenging riddle, exam question, or logic problem.
That calculus final was a real brainbuster.
In professional wrestling, a brainbuster is a move where a wrestler lifts an opponent upside down and drops them headfirst onto the mat.
Puzzling question to solve
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- brainteaserPuzzle demanding clever thought
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
sudoku · crossword · anagram · cipher · jigsaw · wordplay · decipherment · mind-bender
Machine that pounds posts
- suplexOverhead backward wrestling slam
- finisherOne who completes tasks
- powerbombShoulder-lift mat slam
- moveChange location or act
slam · DDT · luchador · WWE · takedown · maneuver · ring · knockout
Test of ability
- complexityState of being complicated
- intricacyState of elaborate complexity
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- quandaryState of perplexity
vexing · perplexing · baffling · confounding · stumping · taxing · demanding · formidable
Drawing logical conclusions
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- deductionConclusion from premises
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- logicScience of valid reasoning
cerebral · intellectual · cognition · concentration · focus
Discovery triumph cry
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- discoveryAct of finding something
- curiosityDesire to learn
engagement · sharpening · exercise · stimulating · rewarding · satisfying · enlightening · mind-expanding
riddle
Puzzling question to solve
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- brainteaserPuzzle demanding clever thought
cryptogram · sudoku · crossword · anagram · cipher · jigsaw · wordplay · decipherment · mind-bender · stumper
piledriver
Machine that pounds posts
- suplexOverhead backward wrestling slam
- finisherOne who completes tasks
- powerbombShoulder-lift mat slam
move · slam · DDT · luchador · WWE · takedown · maneuver · ring · knockout · high-impact
challenge
Test of ability
- complexityState of being complicated
- intricacyState of elaborate complexity
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
quandary · vexing · perplexing · baffling · confounding · stumping · taxing · demanding · formidable · daunting
reasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- deductionConclusion from premises
- analysisMethodical study of parts
logic · cerebral · intellectual · cognition · concentration · focus
eureka
Discovery triumph cry
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- discoveryAct of finding something
curiosity · engagement · sharpening · exercise · stimulating · rewarding · satisfying · enlightening · mind-expanding
- brain teasersriddle, logic puzzles, puzzle, brainteasers, paradoxes
- puzzlespuzzles, sudoku, jigsaw puzzle, puzzle cube, crossword
- Takedownssingle leg, double leg, arm drag, duck under, foot sweep
brainbusterno-brainer
Self-evident decision
piece of cake · cinch · cakewalk · softball · gimme
brain, brains, brainy, brainier, brainiest, brained, braining, brainstorm, brainstorming