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MYSTIFYING Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word mystifying. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word mystifying. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for MYSTIFYING

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abstruse
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

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

baffling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

confusing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing confusion or disorientation

• lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

cryptic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an obscure nature

• having a secret or hidden meaning

• having a puzzling terseness

enigmatic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not clear to the understanding

• resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought

inscrutable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an obscure nature

mystic
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• relating to or resembling mysticism

• relating to or characteristic of mysticism

noun

• someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension

adjective satellite

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

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

bewildering
adjectiveadj
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• cause to be confused emotionally

amaze
verbv
verb

• affect with wonder

• be a mystery or bewildering to

baffle
verbv
noun

• a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

beat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a regular route for a sentry or policeman

• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

• a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

• the sound of stroke or blow

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• a regular rate of repetition

• a stroke or blow

• the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

adjective satellite

• very tired

verb

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

• hit repeatedly

• move rhythmically

• shape by beating

• make a rhythmic sound

• glare or strike with great intensity

• move with a thrashing motion

• sail with much tacking or with difficulty

• stir vigorously

• strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

• be superior

• avoid paying

• make a sound like a clock or a timer

• move with a flapping motion

• indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

• make by pounding or trampling

• produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

• strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

• beat through cleverness and wit

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• wear out completely

bewilder
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• cause to be confused emotionally

dumbfound
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

flummox
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

get
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

verb

• come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

• enter or assume a certain state or condition

• cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

• go or come after and bring or take back

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• take vengeance on or get even

• achieve a point or goal

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

• communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone

• give certain properties to something

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• attract and fix

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• reach by calculation

• acquire as a result of some effort or action

• purchase

• perceive by hearing

• suffer from the receipt of

• receive as a retribution or punishment

• leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

• reach and board

• irritate

• evoke an emotional response

• apprehend and reproduce accurately

• earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

• overcome or destroy

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

• make (offspring) by reproduction

gravel
nounn
noun

• rock fragments and pebbles

verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• cover with gravel

• be a mystery or bewildering to

nonplus
verb, nounv, n
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

perplex
verbv
verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• make more complicated

Best Hypernyms For MYSTIFYING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for mystifying, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
bedevil befuddle confound confuse discombobulate fox fuddle hide obliterate obscure throw veil
Phrases (1)
blot out

Alternatives for ABSTRUSE

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