inscrutable

Synonyms

ambiguous, arcane, cryptic, dark, deep, elliptical (or elliptic), enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, obscure, occult, opaque;

Antonyms

accessible, clear, nonambiguous, obvious, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal;

Near Antonyms

comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible, knowable, legible, pellucid, understandable;

bright, distinct, evident, self-evident, self-explanatory;

certain, firm, strong, sure;

defined, determined;

direct, straightforward;

definite, exact, explicit;

Related Words

abstruse, esoteric, recondite;

cloaked, concealed, disguised, masked, shrouded;

cloudy, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, muddy, shaded, shadowlike, shadowy, sphinxlike;

indefinite, inexact, inexplicit, noncommittal, questionable, unclear, uncertain, undefined, undetermined, vague;

impenetrable, incomprehensible, indecipherable, inexplicable;

eerie (also eery), uncanny, weird;

baffling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, unfathomable;

circuitous, indirect, roundabout;