Definition for Cryptic:

• Hidden, occult, larvate.

Synonyms for Cryptic:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • deep,
  • mystifying,
  • cryptical,
  • inscrutable.
  •complex (adjective)
  • paradoxical,
  • involved.
  •incomprehensible (adjective)
  • over head,
  • uncomprehensible.
  •meaningless (adjective)
  • blathering,
  • absurd,
  • double-talk,
  • Driveling,
  • gobbledygook,
  • nonsensical,
  • unmeaning,
  • senseless,
  • hogwash,
  • jabbering,
  • noisy,
  • meaningless.
  •occult (adjective)
  • mystical.
  •opaque (adjective)
  • opaque.
  •secret (adjective)
  • huggermugger,
  • mystic,
  • under wraps.
  •secret; obscure in meaning (adjective)
  • murky,
  • strange,
  • secretive,
  • uninformative,
  • apocryphal,
  • delphian,
  • unclear,
  • equivocal,
  • veiled,
  • unfathomable,
  • tenebrous,
  • delphic,
  • evasive,
  • perplexing,
  • abstruse,
  • occult.
  •ulterior (adjective)
  • Undivulged,
  • Obscured.
  •unintelligible (adjective)
  • confusing,
  • unreadable,
  • baffling,
  • illegible.

• n.

  •
  • ill-defined,
  • hollow,
  • ambiguity.
  •
  • knowledge,
  • explain.
  •cryptic (noun)
  • concise,
  • sibylline,
  • cabalistic,
  • inexplicable.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • arcane,
  • vague,
  • null,
  • Two-edged,
  • nonsense.
  •
  • vaguely,
  • puzzling,
  • elliptical.

Paraphrases for Cryptic:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    encrypted, obscure.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    enigmatic, mysterious.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    mysterious.

Antonyms for Cryptic:

• adj.

  • secret; obscure in meaning
    normal, clear, straightforward, definite, known, common, seen, plain, obvious.
  • Other antonyms:
    exoteric, defined, manifest, determined, firm, intelligible, strong, prolix, direct, bright, visible, legible, tangible, exact, knowable, blatant, explicable, certain, self-explanatory, self-evident, appreciable, sure.

Homophones for Cryptic:

• carpodacus, charybdis, carpet tack, cryptococcosis, cucurbitaceous, cherepovets, cryptotis, cucurbitaceae.