All mystifying synonyms
mysΒ·tiΒ·fy
M m adj mystifying
- cryptic β A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
- perplexing β to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- puzzling β confusing or baffling: a puzzling answer.
- unnatural β contrary to the laws or course of nature.
- secretive β secretory.
- magical β produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- inexplicable β not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.
- baffling β impossible to understand; perplexing; bewildering; puzzling
- subjective β existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- inscrutable β incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- incomprehensible β impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- occult β of or relating to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies.
- hidden β concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- veiled β having a veil: a veiled hat.
- abstruse β You can describe something as abstruse if you find it difficult to understand, especially when you think it could be explained more simply.
- arcane β Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
- cabalistic β of or relating to the cabala.
- covert β Covert activities or situations are secret or hidden.
- curious β eager to learn; inquisitive
- dark β When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- difficult β not easily or readily done; requiring much labor, skill, or planning to be performed successfully; hard: a difficult job.
- furtive β taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- impenetrable β not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- insoluble β incapable of being dissolved: insoluble salts.
- mystic β involving or characterized by esoteric, otherworldly, or symbolic practices or content, as certain religious ceremonies and art; spiritually significant; ethereal.
- mystical β mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.
- oracular β of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
- recondite β dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise.
- spiritual β of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- strange β unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer: a strange remark to make.
- symbolic β serving as a symbol of something (often followed by of).
- transcendental β transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
- uncanny β having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble.
- unfathomable β not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- unknown β not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.
- weird β involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound; weird lights.
- alchemistic β a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
- astrological β the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- necromantic β a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
- sphinxlike β like the Sphinx; enigmatic or inscrutable
- unknowable β not knowable; incapable of being known or understood.
adjective mystifying
- mysterious β full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence.
- confusing β Something that is confusing makes it difficult for people to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- enigmatic β Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
- stupefying β to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- equivocal β Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
- esoteric β Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.
- enigmatical β Pertaining to an enigma.