Synonyms of abstruse

abstruse

adjective

as in esoteric

difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand

you're not the only one who finds Einstein's theory of relativity abstruse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• esoteric
• profound
• recondite
• ambiguous
• arcane
• hermetic
• scholarly
• confusing
• complicated
• deep
• academic
• mystical
• academical
• complex
• hermetical
• erudite
• enigmatic
• mystic
• cryptic
• mysterious
• enigmatical
• inscrutable
• learned
• incomprehensible
• pedantic
• unintelligible
• perplexing
• unfathomable
• uncanny
• impenetrable
• baffling
• puzzling
• unknowable
• unanswerable
• confounding
• darkling
• hard
• orphic
• disorienting
• mystifying
• bewildering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• superficial
• shallow
• simple
• easy
• straightforward
• intelligible
• understandable
• comprehensible
• obvious
• facile
• apparent
• clear
• plain
• distinct
• evident
• transparent
• lucid
• manifest
• fathomable
• perspicuous
• clear-cut

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• superficial
• shallow
• simple
• easy
• straightforward
• intelligible
• understandable
• comprehensible
• obvious
• facile
• apparent
• clear
• plain
• distinct
• evident
• transparent
• lucid
• manifest
• fathomable
• perspicuous
• clear-cut

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