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SELF-EXPLANATORY Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word self-explanatory. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SELF-EXPLANATORY

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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

complex
adjectiveadj
adjective

• complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts

noun

• a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

• a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

• (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior

• a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

adjective satellite

• difficult to analyze or understand

complicated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• difficult to analyze or understand

confusing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing confusion or disorientation

• lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

enigmatic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not clear to the understanding

• resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought

inexplicable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• incapable of being explained or accounted for

mysterious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an obscure nature

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

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

unclear
adjectiveadj
adjective

• poorly stated or described

• not clear to the mind

adjective satellite

• not easily deciphered

unintelligible
adjectiveadj
adjective

• poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise

adjective satellite

• hard or impossible to understand

Alternatives for AMBIGUOUS

Alternatives for COMPLEX

Alternatives for COMPLICATED

Alternatives for CONFUSING

Alternatives for ENIGMATIC

Alternatives for INEXPLICABLE

Alternatives for MYSTERIOUS

Alternatives for OBSCURE

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