DELPHIC Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

Delphic

adjective

ˈdel-fik

Definition of Delphic

as in ambiguous

having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning the Delphic pronouncements that are so typical of many stock market prognosticators

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Adjective

Just below, the most ambiguous passage of the work refuses legibility altogether, blending the whites and grays of the child’s shirt with the tones of her fingers and the blue fabric of the chair behind them.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
This is particularly true for limited series — or any series with ambiguous renewals.

— Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of ambiguous

Adjective

Osbourne’s recent cryptic posts follow a TMZ report suggesting that DJ and keyboardist Wilson had been removed from Slipknot after 28 years with the group.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Kelly Osbourne shared cryptic posts amid rumors of her split with Sid Wilson.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of cryptic

Adjective

The piece, inspired by the 12th-century polymathic mystic Saint Hildegard of Bingen, was skin-tinglingly breathy and slow, with long tones (played by Malone and her accompanist Stephen O’Malley) that rose up and swirled around the room.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Poetry of a Hindu mystic Kashmir gradually became a predominantly Muslim society after the Shah Mir dynasty came to power in the 14th century.

— Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Definition of mystic

Adjective

Beyond those circles, though, the English-language broadcaster that serves as Taiwan’s main international messaging outlet remains relatively obscure.

— Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
On the Japanese side of the intervention, Tokyo also refrained from selling Treasuries and instead tapped an obscure Federal Reserve tool called the Foreign and International Monetary Authorities Repo Facility.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscure

Adjective

However, when the invite couple living upstairs from them — Hawk (Norton) and Piña (Cruz) — to dinner, the night takes a stranger turn with enigmatic couple than Joe and Angela expected.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
At its center is Babe Bunyan, a towering, enigmatic axman whose search for identity and belonging drives the story toward an explosive conclusion.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of enigmatic

Adjective

In Helaena’s room, Rhaenyra finds a tapestry Helaena had just finished sewing that predicts a dark and fiery end for Rhaenyra in the future.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
For somewhere closer to home, check a light pollution map and head to an area that looks dark.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of dark

Adjective

Wei and his colleagues have proposed a new physical path to the mysterious function.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Now, IndieWire can exclusively share the poster for the studio’s first new film since 2019, which features an eye-catching image of the main character Prue and the film’s mysterious main antagonist, Alexandra.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of mysterious

Adjective

Of course, Yamagata is a long way to go just to peep some jellyfish, so combine a visit with the misty temples of nearby Dewa Sanzan, three mountains sacred to the ascetics of the esoteric Shugendo religion.

— Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
To waste all these resources on some esoteric arty thing, that’s when the schism started to happen for me.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 July 2026

Definition of esoteric

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