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Synonyms and Antonyms of enigmatic
- The discovery of the abandoned ship in mid ocean remains one of the most enigmatic episodes in seafaring history.
dark, darkling, fuzzy, murky, obscure, shadowy, vague
imponderable, incomprehensible, unfathomable, unintelligible, unsearchable
inexplicable, unaccountable, unexplainable
metaphysical, mystical, numinous, supernatural
baffling, befuddling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
- the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile
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
Synonym Discussion of enigmatic
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- obscure poems
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- muttered dark hints of revenge
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- a vague sense of obligation
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- enigmatic occult writings
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- cryptic hints of hidden treasure
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- an ambiguous directive
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- moral precepts with equivocal phrasing
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