Synonyms of inscrutable

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inscrutable

adjective

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1

as in mysterious

being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain

the many inscrutable beliefs of that ancient religion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mysterious
• cryptic
• enigmatic
• obscure
• uncanny
• mystic
• enigmatical
• ambiguous
• impenetrable
• dark
• unexplainable
• murky
• occult
• arcane
• vague
• deep
• confusing
• mystical
• incomprehensible
• esoteric
• inexplicable
• shadowy
• unintelligible
• unfathomable
• unknowable
• imponderable
• fuzzy
• metaphysical
• baffling
• unsearchable
• unanswerable
• unaccountable
• bewildering
• perplexing
• confounding
• mystifying
• equivocal
• abstruse
• darkling
• puzzling
• recondite
• befuddling
• supernatural
• numinous
• disorienting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• understandable
• intelligible
• obvious
• fathomable
• unmistakable
• apparent
• straightforward
• plain
• unambiguous
• clear
• evident
• transparent
• unequivocal
• manifest
• perspicuous
• palpable
• open-and-shut
• patent

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• understandable
• intelligible
• obvious
• fathomable
• unmistakable
• apparent
• straightforward
• plain
• unambiguous
• clear
• evident
• transparent
• unequivocal
• manifest
• perspicuous
• palpable
• open-and-shut
• patent

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2

as in ambiguous

having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning

ancient oracles typically uttered inscrutable prophecies that could be interpreted almost any way one chose

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambiguous
• cryptic
• obscure
• enigmatic
• mysterious
• dark
• mystic
• enigmatical
• esoteric
• vague
• murky
• opaque
• unclear
• nebulous
• questionable
• arcane
• uncertain
• equivocal
• occult
• confusing
• complicated
• abstruse
• deep
• recondite
• incomprehensible
• elliptical
• weird
• inexplicable
• obscurant
• fuliginous
• indecipherable
• shadowy
• uncanny
• unknowable
• eerie
• elliptic
• baffling
• Delphic
• perplexing
• impenetrable
• shrouded
• disguised
• difficult
• puzzling
• fuzzy
• indistinct
• bewildering
• undefined
• confounding
• mystifying
• double-edged
• cloaked
• indirect
• complex
• concealed
• invisible
• unfathomable
• undetermined
• hazy
• unanswerable
• indistinguishable
• sphinxlike
• masked
• obfuscatory
• foggy
• clouded
• inexact
• obtuse
• intangible
• misty
• indefinite
• noncommittal
• dim
• beclouded
• faint
• shaded
• befogged
• impalpable
• inexplicit
• muddy
• inappreciable
• eery
• cloudy
• shadowlike
• circuitous
• obscurantic
• bedimmed
• obnubilated
• roundabout

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obvious
• plain
• unambiguous
• clear
• understandable
• comprehensible
• intelligible
• knowable
• unequivocal
• accessible
• distinct
• certain
• legible
• evident
• bright
• fathomable
• strong
• straightforward
• sure
• pellucid
• direct
• defined
• nonambiguous
• determined
• explicit
• self-explanatory
• firm
• self-evident
• definite
• unmistakable
• visible
• exact
• tangible
• appreciable
• palpable
• blatant
• patent

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• obvious
• plain
• unambiguous
• clear
• understandable
• comprehensible
• intelligible
• knowable
• unequivocal
• accessible
• distinct
• certain
• legible
• evident
• bright
• fathomable
• strong
• straightforward
• sure
• pellucid
• direct
• defined
• nonambiguous
• determined
• explicit
• self-explanatory
• firm
• self-evident
• definite
• unmistakable
• visible
• exact
• tangible
• appreciable
• palpable
• blatant
• patent

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