Another word for puzzling

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Adjective

Difficult to explain or understand

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Another word for puzzling

Modifier

Obscure

mystifying
unusual
Present participle of mystify.

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1. unusual
2. Present participle of mystify.
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ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation:
Doubtful or uncertain:

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1. Open to more than one interpretation:
2. Doubtful or uncertain:
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uncertain
Not known or established; questionable:
Not determined; undecided:
Not having sure knowledge:

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1. Not known or established; questionable:
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Difficult

hard
Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
Requiring great effort or endurance:

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1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
3. Requiring great effort or endurance:
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abstruse
Difficult to understand; recondite:

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perplexing
confusing or puzzling
bewildering
Present participle of perplex.

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1. confusing or puzzling
2. bewildering
3. Present participle of perplex.
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