Synonyms of occult

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adjective

ə-ˈkəlt 

1

as in mysterious

being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain

the occult ways in which the human mind works

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mysterious
• cryptic
• mystic
• uncanny
• obscure
• enigmatic
• enigmatical
• dark
• deep
• unexplainable
• arcane
• mystical
• murky
• inscrutable
• metaphysical
• esoteric
• ambiguous
• vague
• impenetrable
• supernatural
• confusing
• shadowy
• fuzzy
• darkling
• incomprehensible
• inexplicable
• unintelligible
• equivocal
• numinous
• unaccountable
• unfathomable
• unknowable
• recondite
• imponderable
• abstruse
• unsearchable
• unanswerable
• perplexing
• puzzling
• confounding
• baffling
• disorienting
• mystifying
• bewildering
• befuddling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intelligible
• understandable
• apparent
• manifest
• obvious
• evident
• clear
• plain
• unmistakable
• transparent
• palpable
• unequivocal
• fathomable
• unambiguous
• straightforward
• patent
• perspicuous
• open-and-shut

2

as in ambiguous

having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning

an occult reference in the text that has puzzled scholars ever since

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguous
• cryptic
• mystic
• dark
• obscure
• esoteric
• mysterious
• enigmatic
• enigmatical
• murky
• vague
• questionable
• arcane
• elliptic
• unclear
• opaque
• nebulous
• inscrutable
• deep
• equivocal
• Delphic
• elliptical
• uncertain
• obscurant
• confusing
• fuliginous
• recondite
• abstruse
• weird
• uncanny
• eerie
• shadowy
• complicated
• double-edged
• indirect
• concealed
• masked
• shrouded
• disguised
• cloaked
• fuzzy
• faint
• invisible
• undefined
• inexplicable
• difficult
• incomprehensible
• foggy
• indistinct
• complex
• clouded
• misty
• hazy
• undetermined
• intangible
• eery
• shaded
• indecipherable
• indefinite
• muddy
• dim
• puzzling
• indistinguishable
• inexact
• perplexing
• cloudy
• unknowable
• mystifying
• confounding
• baffling
• noncommittal
• impalpable
• impenetrable
• obfuscatory
• obscurantic
• shadowlike
• bedimmed
• sphinxlike
• beclouded
• unfathomable
• unanswerable
• inexplicit
• inappreciable
• bewildering
• obnubilated
• obtuse
• roundabout
• befogged
• circuitous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obvious
• certain
• plain
• clear
• accessible
• unequivocal
• intelligible
• evident
• unambiguous
• distinct
• understandable
• comprehensible
• strong
• bright
• legible
• direct
• sure
• firm
• defined
• definite
• knowable
• nonambiguous
• explicit
• pellucid
• determined
• visible
• exact
• self-evident
• fathomable
• tangible
• straightforward
• self-explanatory
• appreciable
• palpable
• blatant
• unmistakable
• patent

3

as in magic

having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers

Great Britain's Stonehenge is one of those occult places where people expect something of cosmic significance to happen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magic
• mystic
• magical
• numinous
• weird
• divining
• enchanting
• enchanted
• charming
• metaphysical
• marvellous
• amazing
• paranormal
• awesome
• miraculous
• extraordinary
• sublime
• bewitching
• wondrous
• marvelous
• astonishing
• conjuring
• portentous
• stupendous
• spellbound
• predicting
• stunning
• supernormal
• bewitched
• fabulous
• astounding
• forecasting
• fortune-telling
• soothsaying
• unearthly
• preternatural
• wiling
• foretelling
• prophesying
• prognosticating
• presaging
• foreseeing
• foreknowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordinary
• normal
• usual
• routine
• prosaic
• commonplace
• everyday
• unremarkable
• unexceptional
• run-of-the-mill
• workaday

occult

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verb

ə-ˈkəlt 

as in to obscure

to keep secret or shut off from view

occulted their house from prying eyes by planting large trees around it

the actor's private life had long been occulted by a contrived public persona

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscure
• conceal
• hide
• cover
• suppress
• disguise
• mask
• veil
• cloak
• curtain
• blot out
• shroud
• paper over
• blanket
• screen
• enshroud
• overshadow
• block
• camouflage
• belie
• bury
• cover (up)
• varnish
• eclipse
• smother
• gloss (over)
• whitewash
• cloud
• occlude
• obstruct
• gild
• shade
• overcast
• darken
• becloud
• bedim
• befog

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• show
• display
• expose
• reveal
• disclose
• uncover
• divulge
• present
• bare
• unmask
• unveil
• bring out
• uncloak
• illuminate
• clarify
• get out
• spread
• advertise
• publicize
• air
• broadcast
• publish
• proclaim

Examples of occult in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

It’s a determinedly non-jokey supernatural thriller in which a group of Adelaide teens get in way over their heads playing an occult party game. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Jan. 2023

Other screening options include annual fecal occult blood tests which look for blood in the stool. —Janelle Chavez, CNN, 19 Jan. 2023

Verb

But just a few hours earlier, late on Wednesday night, the nearly Full Moon will occult Mars for skywatchers in most of the U.S. —Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022

The waning crescent Moon—just 9%-lit—will occult the planet Venus, but only for those in Madagascar. —Jamie Carter, Forbes, 22 May 2022