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as in ambiguity
the quality or state of being impossible to know, understand, or explain
the mysteriousness of the nocturnal noises evaporated with the arrival of daybreak
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as in ambiguousness
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning
the unexpected mysteriousness of the phone message had them a little concerned
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Recent Examples of mysteriousness
That intrigue and mysteriousness still rest in the canyon walls today.
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mysteriousness
Noun
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What’s hardest to shake, though, is the ambiguity with which The Dark Wizard approaches the idea of cruelty as a key to success.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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There was, however, no ambiguity at the Russia Pavilion.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The Sphere visuals - always a highlight - didn't disappoint with moving images of old yearbook photos, a dip to the bottom of the ocean and a magical mystery carnival ride.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Director Kyle Balda serves up a cup of comfort and joy with his pleasant, cozy British mystery, a creature feature charmer where cute talking animatronic sheep hoof it about a quaint little village to figure out who slew their genial shepherd George (Hugh Jackman).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Byrne is generous with his time and attention, but there’s also a Warholian air of mystery about him—a gentle impenetrability, a feeling of separateness.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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As a result, the impenetrability of EU bureaucracies will continue to limit the United States’ ability to restructure transatlantic economic relations.—
JENNIFER KAVANAGH,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Sep. 2025
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What these critics don’t reckon with enough is that inscrutability is also a feature of the world.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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And that requires the opposite of inscrutability.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The list, last compiled in 2021, draws attention to historic buildings that face the risk of demolition or falling into obscurity.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
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The white whale may drag him into the abyss, and Melville may have gone to his grave in semi-obscurity, but neither will stay dead.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Your hands will come floating up behind an iron grille, your voice will float out from the darkness of the enclosure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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The group recommends at least 250 lux of circadian-effective light during waking hours, a sharp drop in the evening and near-darkness overnight.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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“Mysteriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mysteriousness. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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