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as in mysteriousness
the quality or state of being impossible to know, understand, or explain
the inscrutability of divine intentions is something that people of faith usually just accept
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as in ambiguity
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the inscrutability of the notations in the ledger—who, for example, was the recipient of "gift to X" ?
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Noun
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This ensures no ambiguity around what success looks like at each stage. Sales Scripts & Communication: Every stage that involves interaction needs structured communication tools.—
Ryan Hohman,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025 -
Macron’s announcement prompted other Western nations to follow suit, including the U.K., Canada and even Germany — though Berlin’s position on statehood has left room for some ambiguity.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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For certain travelers, though, especially those who gravitate toward conflict zones and geopolitical oddities, Turkmenistan’s impenetrability has given it an alluring mystique.—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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The movie’s psychological framework, its system of motivations, is stretched very thin between two extremes: of clarity and opacity, near-obviousness and absolute impenetrability.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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“Inscrutability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inscrutability. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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