mysteriousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mysteriousness
Noun
  • Young people lack experience with the awkward pauses of conversation, the ambiguity of social cues, and the grit required to make up with a hurt or angry friend.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
  • Poker Face has played fast and loose with how Charlie’s gift actually works, an intentional ambiguity that only gets more complicated with the reveal that actually, yeah, Charlie can be lied to.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • So there's going to be a strong reaction in both directions for this mystery houseguest.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
  • In addition, Lind played the young version of Amanda Clarke (Emily VanCamp) in a recurring role on the ABC mystery thriller Revenge from 2011-2015, and the recurring role of Ariel on the CBS medical drama Code Black from 2015-2018.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Played with gruff impenetrability and a thinly veiled sadistic streak by David Shih, this big dog’s name is Mitsuo, but no one uses names in the heya — only ranks.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Now Ada is in charge of the purse strings and Agnes fears her own obscurity and irrelevance.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • That drags out decisions, drives up costs, and pushes even strong products into obscurity.
    Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Coast Guard helicopters and planes are assisting to ensure search operations can continue even in darkness.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • Down the road, Kulak and her family stood alone in Chimney Rock Village, scraping, painting and rebuilding as nightfall cast the town into darkness.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
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“Mysteriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mysteriousness. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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