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

And since the movie is premiering at Sundance, it’s probably destined to be praised in a way that overshadows its quality of hermetic gloom. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026

But if the hotel has made the town enticing to a new kind of visitor—say, one who appreciates the convenience of its helipad—the property has none of the hermetic insularity of a traditional resort. — David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025

The filmmaker instead evokes his earlier work—namely Dogtooth and The Killing of a Sacred Deer—combining the mannered, hermetic bleakness of those tales with the befuddled existentialism of a Samuel Beckett play. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025

The reading room is hermetic, restrained—the only sounds inside are whispered checkout requests and the fluttering of old pages. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2025

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