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Detailed Synonyms for cryptic in English

cryptic:

cryptic adj

  1. cryptic
  2. cryptic
    – having a puzzling terseness 1
    cryptic
    – having a puzzling terseness 1
  3. cryptic
    – having a secret or hidden meaning 1
    cryptic; sibylline; kabbalistic; cabalistic; qabalistic; cryptical
    – having a secret or hidden meaning 1
  4. cryptic
    – of an obscure nature 1
    deep; mysterious; cryptic; inscrutable; cryptical; mystifying
    – of an obscure nature 1
    • deep adj
      • a deep dark secret1
    • mysterious adj
      • the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms1
      • in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life1
    • cryptic adj
      • the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms1
    • inscrutable adj
      • the inscrutable workings of Providence1
    • cryptical adj
    • mystifying adj
      • rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands1

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Related Definitions for "cryptic":

  1. having a puzzling terseness1
    • a cryptic note1
  2. having a secret or hidden meaning1
    • cryptic writings1
  3. of an obscure nature1
    • the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms1

Related Synonyms for cryptic