All abstruse synonyms
ab·struse
A a adjective abstruse
- esoteric — Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- mysterious — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- rarefied — extremely high or elevated; lofty; exalted: the rarefied atmosphere of a scholarly symposium.
- technical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- highbrow — a person of superior intellectual interests and tastes.
- difficult — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
adj abstruse
- perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
- complex — Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand.
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- deep — If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- incomprehensible — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- intricate — having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved: an intricate maze.
- involved — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- muddy — abounding in or covered with mud.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- profound — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- puzzling — confusing or baffling: a puzzling answer.
- recondite — dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.
- subtle — thin, tenuous, or rarefied, as a fluid or an odor.
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- vague — not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.