Mysterious synonyms
mĭ-stîr'ē-əs
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Part of speech:
Not of one's own or a particular locality, environment, or kind; not native:
The definition of mystical is having a spiritual or mysterious reality.
(Variant) Enigmatical.
Not explicable; that cannot be explained, understood, or accounted for
That cannot be easily understood; completely obscure or mysterious; unfathomable; enigmatic
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Difficult to understand or explain; enigmatic or confusing; perplexing.
The definition of insoluble is something that cannot be solved or dissolved.
The definition of cryptic is defined as something with unclear or hidden meaning, or a secret.
secret (related)
Operating in a hidden or confidential manner:
Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.
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Covered with a veil:
Above normal
Of or relating to a numen; supernatural.
unnatural (related)
Contrary to, or at variance with, nature; abnormal; strange
Lacking or having very little light:
alchemistic
Of or pertaining to alchemists.
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public (antonym)
The definition of public is something that is related to, available to or known by people.
Capable of casting a charm or spell; entrancing.
Not accountable; not responsible
Puzzling
shrouded in mystery
Puzzling
Of, or relating to astrology
difficult (related)
Not easy to persuade or convince; stubborn.
Impossible to know, especially being beyond the range of human experience or understanding:
Open to more than one interpretation:
extraphysical
Not governed by physical laws
Difficult to understand; recondite:
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Impossible to fathom or understand; incomprehensible
ghostly (related)
the-strange (related)
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
Like an oracle; wise, prophetic, mysterious, etc.
magic (related)
The definition of magic is producing mysterious or extraordinary results.
Difficult to understand; known only by experts.
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Existing or occurring outside the normal experience or knowledge of man; not explainable by the known forces or laws of nature; specif., of, involving, or attributed to God or a god
Not explored or understood.
Not known; unidentified; not well known.
apparent (antonym)
Readily understood or perceived; evident; obvious
Specialized knowledge or details unknown to or misunderstood by the average person:
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unmysterious (antonym)
Not mysterious.
Out of sight; hidden:
paradoxicality
The quality of being paradoxical.
known (antonym)
Within one's knowledge, understanding, etc.; familiar
(Freemasonry, of a person or lodge) Not recognized as a regular member.
Of, pertaining to, or set down in runes
Prophetic; oracular.
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Of or relating to the stratosphere
Serving as a symbol:
(Psychology, psychoanalysis, Freud) Simultaneously familiar and foreign, often uncomfortably so; translation of Freud's German unheimlich ("no longer secret").
straightforward (antonym)
Not ambiguous or obscure; clear
plain (antonym)
Sheer; utter; unqualified:
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Extraordinary.
Of or relating to Kabballah.
Not concerned with material or worldly things:
Enchanting; bewitching:
Striking or interesting in an unusual way; irregularly or quaintly attractive:
Alternative form of tenebrous.
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An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.
A ring of light that seems to encircle the sun, moon, or other luminous body: it results from the refraction of light through ice crystals in our atmosphere
To disorientate someone.
sinister (related)
shadowy (related)
shape-shifting (related)
mythical (related)
bizarre (related)
ghost (related)
demonic (related)
curious (related)
That cannot be explained; inexplicable
cabalism
Any occult doctrine
A little, round wafer enclosing a bad-tasting medicine
obvious (antonym)
The definition of obvious is something that is readily apparent or easy to see.
tangible (antonym)
Tangible means something that can be understood.
explain (related)
Difficult to explain or understand
terrifying (related)
malevolent (related)
mystery (related)
necromantic
Of or referring to necromancy: the resurrection of or communication with the dead, especially through the use of black magic.
Not to be uttered; taboo:
Pertaining to alchemy or occult practices; magical, alchemical.
The definition of incomprehensible is something that cannot be explained or cannot be understood.
Something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
The condition of being incomprehensible.
mystagogy
The doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue; interpretation of mysteries.
mysteriousness
The quality of being mysterious.
(Myth.) A bright cloud surrounding gods or goddesses appearing on earth
oracularity
Oracular speech or behaviour.
Something that perplexes:
knowledge (related)
Difficult to explain or understand
Immersed, submerged (in).
enigmatical
Pertaining to an enigma.
Full of glamour; fascinating; alluring
Synonym Study
- Mystic al or mystic applies to that which is beyond ordinary human understanding or perception in connection with religious rites or spiritual experience
- What is inscrutable is completely mysterious and altogether incapable of being searched out, interpreted, or understood the inscrutable ways of God
- Mysterious is applied to that which excites curiosity, wonder, etc. but is impossible or difficult to explain or solve a mysterious murder
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