unriddled
No longer mysterious
Unriddled means solved or explained—a riddle that has been unriddled is no longer mysterious: The detective finally unriddled the case.
Less commonly, unriddled can mean never having been posed as a riddle in the first place, though this sense is rare.
Converted from code
- decodedConverted from cipher
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- figured outUnderstood after effort
- resolvedFirmly decided upon
demystified · disentangled · unlocked · unraveled · unpuzzled · worked out · puzzled out · untangled
Mentally absorbed meaning
- graspedClutched or understood
- fathomedDeeply understood something
- apprehendedCaptured or comprehended
- perceivedBecame aware of
discerned · realized · recognized · cognized · absorbed · digested · assimilated · internalized
Made something understandable
- elucidatedMade something understandable
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- interpretedUnderstood and explained
- explicatedAnalyzed in detail
expounded · spelled out · made clear · shed light on · glossed · annotated · simplified · broken down
Revealed after concealment
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
- exposedOut in open
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
unearthed · brought to light · laid bare · unmasked · found out · dug up · rooted out · flushed out
deciphered
Converted from code
- decodedConverted from cipher
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- figured outUnderstood after effort
resolved · demystified · disentangled · unlocked · unraveled · unpuzzled · worked out · puzzled out · untangled · sorted out
comprehended
Mentally absorbed meaning
- graspedClutched or understood
- fathomedDeeply understood something
- apprehendedCaptured or comprehended
perceived · discerned · realized · recognized · cognized · absorbed · digested · assimilated · internalized · registered
explained
Made something understandable
- elucidatedMade something understandable
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- interpretedUnderstood and explained
explicated · expounded · spelled out · made clear · shed light on · glossed · annotated · simplified · broken down · translated
unveiled
Revealed after concealment
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- discoveredFound something previously unknown
- exposedOut in open
disclosed · unearthed · brought to light · laid bare · unmasked · found out · dug up · rooted out · flushed out · smoked out
unriddledbaffling
Impossible to understand
puzzling · unsolved · mysterious · enigmatic · mystifying