MYSTERIOUS Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word mysterious. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MYSTERIOUS
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cryptic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of an obscure nature • having a secret or hidden meaning • having a puzzling terseness | ||||||||
inscrutable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of an obscure nature | ||||||||
mystifying | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of an obscure nature | ||||||||
occult | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • supernatural forces and events and beings collectively • supernatural practices and techniques adjective satellite • hidden and difficult to see • having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding verb • cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention • become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished • hide from view | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
baffling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||||
concealed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • hidden on any grounds for any motive adjective satellite • not accessible to view | ||||||||
dark | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||||
elusive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • difficult to describe • skillful at eluding capture • difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||||
enigmatic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not clear to the understanding • resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought | ||||||||
enigmatical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not clear to the understanding | ||||||||
hidden | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not accessible to view • designed to elude detection • difficult to find | ||||||||
impenetrable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not admitting of penetration or passage into or through adjective satellite • permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter • impossible to understand | ||||||||
inexplicable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • incapable of being explained or accounted for | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
perplexing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
strange | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird • relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world adjective satellite • not known before | ||||||||
uncanny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • suggesting the operation of supernatural influences • surpassing the ordinary or normal | ||||||||