Synonyms of mysterious

mysterious

adjective

mi-ˈstir-ē-əs 

1

as in cryptic

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

the huge stone statues on Easter Island are ancient, mysterious, and haunting

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in ambiguous

having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning

the stranger's mysterious prediction

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of mysterious in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach and other beaches around the Australian city were shut on Thursday as authorities investigated mysterious tar balls that have washed ashore. —Ellie Yuen, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024

Yet, before the end of October, the mysterious third foldable is set to arrive. —Ewan Spence, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

Mercury’s entrance to Scorpio awakens your intuitive powers, inspiring an investigation of the mysterious and obscure. —USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024

The annual event was rumored to start on Friday, Oct. 11, thanks to a mysterious in-game countdown that appeared earlier this month. —Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024