All inscrutable synonyms
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I i adj inscrutable
- unintelligible — not intelligible; not capable of being understood.
- incomprehensible — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- impenetrable — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- unknowable — not knowable; incapable of being known or understood.
- discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- sphinxlike — like the Sphinx; enigmatic or inscrutable
- poker-faced — an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
- unexplainable — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- unreadable — not readable; undecipherable; scribbled: His scrawl was almost unreadable.
- unaccountable — impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.
- secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- mystic — involving or characterized by esoteric, otherworldly, or symbolic practices or content, as certain religious ceremonies and art; spiritually significant; ethereal.
- inexplicable — not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
- difficult — not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- deadpan — Deadpan humour is when you appear to be serious and are hiding the fact that you are joking or teasing someone.
- cabalistic — of or relating to the cabala.
- arcane — Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
- 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.
adjective inscrutable
- hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
- mysterious — full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- enigmatic — Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.