Synonyms for mysterious

Synonyms for (adj) mysterious

Synonyms: secret, occult, orphic, mysterious, mystic, mystical

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

Usage: mysterious symbols; the mystical style of Blake; occult lore; the secret learning of the ancients

Similar words: esoteric

Definition: confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle

Usage: a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories


Synonyms: inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying, cryptic, cryptical, deep

Definition: of an obscure nature

Usage: the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms; a deep dark secret; the inscrutable workings of Providence; in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life- Rachel Carson; rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands

Similar words: inexplicable, incomprehensible

Definition: incapable of being explained or accounted for

Usage: inexplicable errors; left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons


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