SPHINXLIKE Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

sphinxlike

adjective

Definition of sphinxlike

as in shadowy

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Adjective

Today, as described in a recent analysis in Foreign Affairs, the Houthis are harnessing diversified supply chains and shadowy financial networks while building up domestic production capacity.

— April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
The findings could help place other ancient hominin remains as Denisovans—helping to color in more of their shadowy history.

— Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of shadowy

Adjective

Yet cycling’s code of ethics is both large and indistinct; the scale of Pogačar’s dominance threatens its traditions.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
There, a holiday somewhere hot and indistinct, the only clear memory compressed into the feeling of rough grains of sand studding her feet.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of indistinct

Adjective

Meanwhile, her cheeks and lips were accented with a faint swipe of peach blush and rose gloss, and her lashes were coated in black mascara, giving the overall look a refined appeal.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Even as their faint rally began to flourish in the eighth inning, there was no credible reason to believe the ending would be any different this time.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of faint

Adjective

But smokejumpers generally eschew the spotlight—even a hint of braggadocio amid their ranks is looked down upon—and so their work feels especially shrouded.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
And yet, to those who are unfamiliar with its inner workings, the pageant world might appear shrouded in mystery.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of shrouded

Adjective

Deravi’s team is focused on the Pieridae family of butterflies, which includes examples like the clouded sulfur (Colias philodice) and cabbage white (Pieris rapae).

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
Symptoms include eye pain, a sensation of something being stuck in the eye, watering, light sensitivity, redness, irritation and blurred or clouded vision.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of clouded

Adjective

After months of slow progress and noncommittal MOUs, international oil companies are making tangible headway in Venezuela.

— Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Asked in March whether a federal incentive would have to do something similar, Schiff was noncommittal.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of noncommittal

Adjective

By early afternoon, the scene shifts across the shaded wooden deck, as guests slip in from the jetty barefoot and still damp from the sea, for long, languid lunches that roll into dusk.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Other approaches are scorched stretches of concrete begging to become soft, shaded connectors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaded

Adjective

At Emporio Armani, models walked the runway in gossamer-thin tanks and misty trousers that toed the line between lavender and blue.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Base yourself in Cerro Verde or Lago de Coatepeque for crater views and misty mornings above the clouds, then climb Santa Ana Volcano.

— Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026

Definition of misty

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