Synonyms of mystic

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adjective

ˈmi-stik 

1

as in magic

having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers

the notion that a cat has nine lives is based upon the belief that nine is a mystic number

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magic
• magical
• numinous
• weird
• enchanting
• enchanted
• occult
• charming
• divining
• amazing
• metaphysical
• miraculous
• awesome
• extraordinary
• sublime
• marvelous
• wondrous
• bewitching
• stupendous
• paranormal
• stunning
• spellbound
• astonishing
• portentous
• bewitched
• fabulous
• conjuring
• astounding
• predicting
• supernormal
• unearthly
• forecasting
• wiling
• preternatural
• fortune-telling
• soothsaying
• prophesying
• foretelling
• foreseeing
• presaging
• foreknowing
• prognosticating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordinary
• normal
• usual
• prosaic
• everyday
• routine
• unremarkable
• commonplace
• unexceptional
• workaday
• run-of-the-mill

2

as in mysterious

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

the belief that there are mystic forces at work here

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in ambiguous

having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning

mystic prophesies that are never understood until it is too late

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

mystic

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noun

as in oracle

Related Words

• oracle
• seer
• diviner
• soothsayer
• fortune-teller
• visionary
• futurist
• prophet
• foreteller
• forecaster
• sibyl
• prophetess
• prognosticator
• astrologer
• augur
• wisewoman
• foreseer
• prophesier
• palmist
• crystal gazer
• doomsayer
• Cassandra
• Jeremiah
• doomsdayer
• rhabdomancer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mystic

Adjective

Such questions, in fact, may not be the right ones to ask about the man variously described as a teacher, philosopher, maverick mystic, and enlightened person. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

The piece, inspired by the 12th-century polymathic mystic Saint Hildegard of Bingen, was skin-tinglingly breathy and slow, with long tones (played by Malone and her accompanist Stephen O’Malley) that rose up and swirled around the room. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Noun

This Spanish biographical drama tells the story of the late 19th-century Italian mystic, who was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church after her death. — Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 12 Mar. 2026

Among those voices stands the great Persian mystic Rumi, whose words have transcended cultures and time. — Dr. Maky Zanganeh, Forbes.com, 11 Mar. 2026