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CRYPTIC Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word cryptic. (exact relations)
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inscrutable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an obscure nature

mysterious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an obscure nature

• having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

mystifying
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an obscure nature

ambiguous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

• having more than one possible meaning

adjective satellite

• having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns

enigmatic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not clear to the understanding

• resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought

obscure
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not clearly expressed or understood

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• difficult to find

• not famous or acclaimed

• not drawing attention

• remote and separate physically or socially

verb

• make less visible or unclear

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

• make unintelligible or unclear

• reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

puzzling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not clear to the understanding

• lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

secretive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

cryptical
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an obscure nature

• having a secret or hidden meaning

cryptozoic
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cabalistic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a secret or hidden meaning

deep
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

• having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination

noun

• the central and most intense or profound part

• a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

• literary term for an ocean

adverb

• to a great depth; far down or in

• to an advanced time

• to a great distance

adjective satellite

• marked by depth of thinking

• very distant in time or space

• intense or extreme

• having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

• strong; intense

• relatively thick from top to bottom

• extending relatively far inward

• (of darkness) densely dark

• large in quantity or size

• with head or back bent low

• of an obscure nature

• difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

• exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy

kabbalistic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a secret or hidden meaning

qabalistic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a secret or hidden meaning

sibylline
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

• having a secret or hidden meaning

Alternatives for INSCRUTABLE

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