Stumper [noun]
Definition of Stumper:
puzzle, secret
Synonyms of Stumper:
● Riddle
● Subtlety
● Question
● Enigma
● Secrecy
● Problem
● Stickler
● Twister
● Occult
● Crux
● Poser
● Why
● Charade
● Oracle
● Sixty-four-thousand-dollar question
● Thriller
● Grabber
● Whodunit
● Chiller
● Teaser
● Sphinx
● Rune
● Rebus
Sentence/Example of Stumper:
"I thought it was a stumper," he remarked with evident satisfaction.
But how the mischief even a raw Britisher could be soft-sawdered by Anstey is a stumper.
That was a 'stumper' for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one half of the sentence.
This logic was rather a stumper; but they took him up, as before said, and carried him for further examination.
That was a "stumper" for the poor woman, who evidently did not understand one-half of the sentence.
It wur a stumper to Sally, so she got Jess to explain it, and the way he did it was enormous.