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Synonyms & Antonyms of elliptical
1
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
- the poet's elliptical style is such that the reader often senses that an allusion is being made—but to what exactly?
Synonyms for elliptical
- ambiguous,
- arcane,
- cryptic,
- dark,
- deep,
- Delphic,
- double-edged,
- enigmatic
- (also enigmatical),
- equivocal,
- fuliginous,
- inscrutable,
- murky,
- mysterious,
- mystic,
- nebulous,
- obscure,
- occult,
- opaque
Words Related to elliptical
- beclouded,
- bedimmed,
- befogged,
- clouded,
- cloudy,
- dim,
- faint,
- foggy,
- fuzzy,
- hazy,
- indistinct,
- indistinguishable,
- misty,
- muddy,
- obfuscatory,
- obnubilated,
- obscurant
- (or obscurantic),
- shaded,
- shadowlike,
- shadowy,
- sphinxlike
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3
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning
- his elliptical replies can seem rude to some people, but that's just his way
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The first known use of elliptical was in 1656
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