Synonyms of hermetic

hermetic

adjective

(ˌ)hər-ˈme-tik 

variants also hermetical

as in esoteric

difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand

wrote hermetic poetry whose sole intended readership was himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hermetic

Its latest new venture is a foray into the last frontier of the Cold War — even as tensions between South Korea and its hermetic neighbor to the north have risen in recent years. —Stella Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024

The hermetic hydrovolcanic cell (HHC) consists of an internal electricity generation unit made from carbon black and tissue paper. —Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2024

Once a place where friends and family entered through perpetually open doors, the space becomes hermetic and airless when curtains are drawn to hide the men who have come to disrupt this idyllic refuge. —Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025

Gradually, Twigs shows her hermetic side: the monkishness of the night-life circuit girl. —Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025

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