jigsaw
noun [S] (MYSTERY) /ˈdʒɪɡ.sɔː/
/-sɑː/ (also jigsaw puzzle)Definition
› a complicated or mysterious problem that can only be solved or explained by connecting several pieces of information: The police are trying to piece together the jigsaw of how the dead man spent his last hours.Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
(Definition of jigsaw noun (MYSTERY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- at sixes and sevens idiom
- disarray noun
- disorganized adjective
- disoriented adjective
- distraction noun
- dither noun
- mush noun (SOFT SUBSTANCE)
- mysterious adjective
- mystification noun
- mystique noun
- not know what hit you idiom
- talk/speak in riddles idiom
- tangle noun
- topsy-turvy adjective, adverb
- turmoil noun
- unaccountable adjective (SURPRISING)
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