What is another word for enigmatic?
467 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˌɛnɪɡmˈatɪk], [ ˌɛnɪɡmˈatɪk], [ ˌɛ_n_ɪ_ɡ_m_ˈa_t_ɪ_k]
When something is enigmatic, it is intriguingly mysterious or difficult to understand. Synonyms that closely match this usage include elusive, inscrutable, and perplexing. Similarly, enigmatic can be used to describe someone who is puzzling or difficult to know, for which synonyms might include cryptic, incomprehensible, or unfathomable. Other related words include enigmatical, which is synonymous with enigmatic, and mysterious, which can indicate an element of intrigue or bafflement. Finally, the word enigma itself is often used as a synonym for something that is enigmatic, as it refers to a puzzling or mysterious situation or person.
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Similar words for enigmatic:
- complex (adjective)
- dark (adjective)
- difficult (adjective)
- incomprehensible (adjective)
- inexplicable (adjective)
- obscure (adjective)
- opaque (adjective)
- problematic (adjective)
- problematical (adjective)
- secretive (adjective)
- ulterior (adjective)
- unfathomable (adjective)
- unintelligible (adjective)
- abstruse (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- ambiguous (adjective)
- baffling (adjective)
- cryptic (adjective)
- fine (adjective)
- impenetrable (adjective)
- inexplicit (adjective)
- inscrutable (adjective)
- obscured (adjective)
- puzzling (adjective)
- questionable (adjective)
- stealthy (adjective)
- uncomprehensible (adjective)
- unexplainable (adjective)
- vague (adjective)
Synonyms for Enigmatic:
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adj.
• complex • dark • difficult • incomprehensible • inexplicable • obscure • opaque • problematic • problematical • secretive- backstairs ,
- buttoned up ,
- clammed up ,
- in chambers ,
- in private ,
- in the background ,
- in privacy ,
- unforthcoming .
- in conclusive ,
- in definite ,
- in determinate ,
- in-conclusive ,
- in-definite ,
- in-determinate ,
- more multivocal ,
- more polysemous ,
- most multivocal ,
- most polysemous ,
- multi vocal ,
- multi-vocal ,
- un clear ,
- un clearer ,
- un clearest ,
- un intelligible ,
- un-clear ,
- un-clearer ,
- un-clearest ,
- un-intelligible .
- be wildering ,
- be-wildering ,
- difficult understand ,
- hard understand ,
- more bewildering ,
- most bewildering ,
- over one head ,
- over ones head .
- more delphian ,
- more delphic ,
- more uninformative ,
- most delphian ,
- most delphic ,
- most uninformative ,
- un informative ,
- un-informative .
- fine spun ,
- more fine spun ,
- more fine-spun ,
- more hairline ,
- more hairsplitting ,
- more unpolluted ,
- most fine spun ,
- most fine-spun ,
- most hairline ,
- most hairsplitting ,
- most unpolluted ,
- re fined ,
- trifling ,
- un adulterated ,
- un polluted ,
- un-adulterated ,
- un-polluted .
- in cognizable ,
- in discernible ,
- in-cognizable ,
- in-discernible ,
- more incognizable ,
- more ungraspable ,
- more unknowable ,
- most incognizable ,
- most ungraspable ,
- most unknowable ,
- sibylline ,
- un accountable ,
- un graspable ,
- un knowable ,
- un-accountable ,
- un-graspable ,
- un-knowable .
- in scrutable ,
- in-scrutable ,
- more mysterial ,
- more poker faced ,
- more poker-faced ,
- more sphinxlike ,
- more undiscoverable ,
- most mysterial ,
- most poker faced ,
- most poker-faced ,
- most sphinxlike ,
- most undiscoverable ,
- poker faced ,
- un discoverable ,
- un readable ,
- un-discoverable ,
- un-readable .
- hard believe ,
- hypo thetical ,
- hypo-thetical ,
- more controvertible ,
- more unconfirmed ,
- more unproven ,
- most controvertible ,
- most unconfirmed ,
- most unproven ,
- open doubt ,
- pro visional ,
- un confirmed ,
- un proven ,
- un reliable ,
- un-confirmed ,
- un-proven ,
- un-reliable ,
- unconfirmed .
Other synonyms:
- arcane ,
- cabalistic ,
- mystical ,
- secret .
- occult .
Other relevant words:
- Amphibological ,
- Amphibolous ,
- Bothering ,
- Daedal ,
- Daedalian ,
- Discomposing ,
- Distracting ,
- Equivocatory ,
- Multivocal ,
- Mysteriousness ,
- Riddling ,
- Stickling ,
- Unapprehended ,
- Unascertained ,
- Undivulged ,
- able ,
- abstruse ,
- absurd ,
- alluring ,
- ambiguous ,
- apocryphal ,
- arcanum ,
- beguiling ,
- bewildering ,
- bizarre ,
- blurred ,
- byzantine ,
- cabbalistic ,
- censored ,
- classified ,
- close ,
- closed ,
- complicated ,
- concealed ,
- conflicting ,
- confounding ,
- confusable ,
- confused ,
- contradictory ,
- conundrum ,
- convoluted ,
- cryptical ,
- curious ,
- daedalean ,
- dark ,
- deep ,
- delphian ,
- delphic ,
- disconcerting ,
- dismaying ,
- disturbing ,
- doubtful ,
- dubious ,
- elliptical ,
- elusive ,
- embarrassing ,
- enigma ,
- enigmatical ,
- equivocal ,
- esoteric ,
- exceptional ,
- experimental ,
- extraordinary ,
- fabulous ,
- fantastic ,
- fantastical ,
- fascinating ,
- fine ,
- flabbergasting ,
- foggy ,
- foreign ,
- furtive ,
- fuzzy ,
- gnarled ,
- gnomic ,
- gordian ,
- hard ,
- hazy ,
- hermetic ,
- hidden ,
- hush-hush ,
- hypothetical ,
- illogical ,
- impenetrable ,
- impossible ,
- improbable ,
- incalculable ,
- incognizable ,
- incomprehensible ,
- inconceivable ,
- inconclusive ,
- incongruous ,
- inconsistent ,
- incredible ,
- indefinite ,
- indeterminate ,
- indistinct ,
- inexplicable ,
- inexplicit ,
- inscrutable ,
- insoluble ,
- intricate ,
- involved ,
- ironic ,
- kabbalistic ,
- knotted ,
- knotty ,
- labyrinthian ,
- labyrinthine ,
- latent ,
- marvelous ,
- maze-like ,
- mazy ,
- miraculous ,
- misty ,
- murky ,
- mystery ,
- nebulous ,
- obscure ,
- oracular ,
- outlandish ,
- over head ,
- oxymoronic ,
- paradoxical ,
- perplexing ,
- perturbing ,
- phenomenal ,
- polysemantic ,
- polysemous ,
- problematic ,
- problematical ,
- prodigious ,
- profound ,
- puzzle ,
- puzzling ,
- questionable ,
- rare ,
- recondite ,
- remarkable ,
- restricted ,
- scabrous ,
- sealed ,
- secrecy ,
- secretive ,
- self-contradictory ,
- sensational ,
- sensitive ,
- sinuous ,
- smothered ,
- snarled ,
- sphinxlike ,
- stealthy ,
- stifled ,
- strange ,
- striking ,
- stumping ,
- stupefying ,
- stupendous ,
- subtle ,
- suppressed ,
- tangled ,
- teasing ,
- thorny ,
- ticklish ,
- top-secret ,
- tortuous ,
- tough ,
- tricky ,
- twisted ,
- ulterior ,
- unaccountable ,
- unapparent ,
- unbeknown ,
- uncanny ,
- uncertain ,
- uncharted ,
- unclassified ,
- uncomprehensible ,
- undecipherable ,
- undefined ,
- under wraps ,
- undisclosed ,
- undiscoverable ,
- undiscovered ,
- unexplainable ,
- unexplained ,
- unexplored ,
- unexposed ,
- unfamiliar ,
- unfathomable ,
- unfathomed ,
- unheard ,
- unheard-of ,
- unidentified ,
- unimaginable ,
- unintelligible ,
- uninvestigated ,
- unique ,
- unknowable ,
- unknown ,
- unperceived ,
- unplumbed ,
- unprecedented ,
- unrevealed ,
- unsolvable ,
- unspoken ,
- unsuspected ,
- untellable ,
- untold ,
- untouched ,
- unutterable ,
- unuttered ,
- upsetting ,
- virgin ,
- waffling ,
- weird ,
- whodunit ,
- winding ,
- wonderful ,
- wondrous .
- Controvertible ,
- Fine-spun ,
- Mysterial ,
- alchemistic ,
- astrological ,
- baffling ,
- beyond one ,
- clear as dishwater ,
- cryptic ,
- difficult to understand ,
- hairline ,
- hard to believe ,
- hard to understand ,
- imprecise ,
- mysterious ,
- necromantic ,
- open to doubt ,
- open to question ,
- poker-faced ,
- sneaking ,
- sub-rosa ,
- under advisement ,
- under examination ,
- unexplicit ,
- ungraspable ,
- uninformative ,
- unpolluted ,
- unproven .
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How to use "Enigmatic" in context?
There is something decidedly enigmatic about Nikola Tesla. Despite the fact that he lived a relatively short life, his innovations and theories have reverberated through history and continue to do so. This is largely due to his elusiveness - he refused to give interviews or even sign autographs - and the fact that much of what is known about him is conjecture.
Born in 1856 in Croatia, Tesla became a celebrated inventor and scientist, most famous for his work in electricity and magnetism. He developed the Tesla coil and the Tesla motor, and is also credited with pioneering modern radio technology.
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Adjective
cryptic, mysterious, slippery.
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