All enigmatic synonyms

adjective enigmatic

• mysterious — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
• unknowable — not knowable; incapable of being known or understood.
• inscrutable — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
• puzzling — confusing or baffling: a puzzling answer.
• unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
• perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
• inexplicable — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
• 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.
• cryptic — A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
• obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
• delphian — a native or inhabitant of Delphi.
• dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
• doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
• incomprehensible — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
• indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
• occult — of or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
• oracular — of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
• recondite — dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.
• secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
• sphinxlike — like the Sphinx; enigmatic or inscrutable
• stumping — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
• teasing — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
• uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
• unintelligible — not intelligible; not capable of being understood.