All cryptic synonyms
cryp·tic
C c adj cryptic
- ambiguous — If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
- veiled — having a veil: a veiled hat.
- strange — unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer: a strange remark to make.
- arcane — Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
- mysterious — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- incomprehensible — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- vague — not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- abstruse — You can describe something as abstruse if you find it difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply.
- apocryphal — An apocryphal story is one which is probably not true or did not happen, but which may give a true picture of someone or something.
- cabalistic — of or relating to the cabala.
- dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- inexplicable — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
- murky — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
- mystic — involving or characterized by esoteric, otherworldly, or symbolic practices or content, as certain religious ceremonies and art; spiritually significant; ethereal.
- mystical — mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.
- occult — of or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
- opaque — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
- oracular — of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
- perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- puzzling — confusing or baffling: a puzzling answer.
- recondite — dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.
- secretive — secretory.
- tenebrous — dark; gloomy; obscure.
- unclear — free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness; light: a clear day.
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- mystifying — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- delphian — a native or inhabitant of Delphi.
- delphic — of or relating to Delphi or its oracle or temple
- informative — giving information; instructive: an informative book.