orphic

Definition of orphicnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orphic
Adjective
  • The action is punctuated by flash-frame collages that bring earlier and later observations together in a tumble of associations and hint at the drama’s mystical, phantasmagorical essence.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There was a certain mystical quality to it.
    Adam Duxter, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The Dera was founded in 1948 by the mystic Mastana Balochistani in the Haryana city of Sirsa, near the northern state’s borders with Punjab, India’s breadbasket, and the desert state of Rajasthan.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Although Nuccio is as down to earth as anyone could be, and definitely not a mystic, there can be no disputing his stature as a remarkable man.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The truth is, presence isn’t mysterious at all.
    Daniel Coyle, Big Think, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In Season 2, eager to take on another big undercover case, Charles Nieuwendyk (Danson) gets his chance when a mysterious blackmailer targets Wheeler College president Jack Berenger (Max Greenfield), who enlists Charles to go undercover as a professor.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • And for much of its existence, Britain’s most enigmatic automaker had one showroom and a handful of loyal customers.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Harry Melling stars as a timid man who is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker (Skarsgård) takes him on as his submissive.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • What my experience moving between the United States and Turkey revealed to me was the uncanny extent to which these two countries now mirrored each other.
    Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Because of that innate grasp on her craft, unwillingness to settle into nostalgia and uncanny ability to invent herself anew with each project, her characters would impact multiple generations of film, television and comedy fans.
    Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The world and its systems are inscrutable, and attempts to understand are dangerous, and often thwarted.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • In a bid to rekindle the couple’s honeymoon phase, Yasmin troubleshoots by wheedling a chief executive role for him at payment processing company Tender (run by Max Minghella‘s inscrutable puppet-master Whitney Halberstram), and throwing her husband a lavish costume party for his 40th birthday.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • More complex filings, such as returns involving small businesses with employees, rental income or the alternative minimum tax, may not be eligible for preparation, according to the program’s website.
    Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The company says the architecture supports predictable handling during complex flight phases.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Its 19th-century spire lit up like a matchstick against the darkling sky, its tip cracking and plunging through the ceiling.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Orphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orphic. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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