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Synonyms for enigmatic in English

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enigmatic:
- mysterious; enigmatic; oracular; puzzling; enigmatical

English

Detailed Synonyms for enigmatic in English

enigmatic:

enigmatic adj

enigmatic
mysterious; enigmatic
- mysterious adj
- enigmatic adj
enigmatic

– resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought ¹
enigmatic; oracular
– resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought ¹
- enigmatic adj
  - so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it¹
  - an enigmatic smile¹
- oracular adj
  - the oracular sayings of Victorian poets¹
enigmatic

– not clear to the understanding ¹
enigmatic; puzzling; enigmatical
– not clear to the understanding ¹
- enigmatic adj
  - I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later¹
  - prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries¹
- puzzling adj
- enigmatical adj

Alternate Synonyms for "enigmatic":

Related Definitions for "enigmatic":

resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought¹
- so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it¹
- an enigmatic smile¹
not clear to the understanding¹
- I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later¹
- prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries¹

Related Synonyms for enigmatic

enigmatic canon

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