Synonyms for enigmatic
16 synonyms for “enigmatic”, grouped by meaning. Dark green words mean nearly the same thing; light green ones are close in some uses.
Enigmatic as in “puzzling”
adjective: not clear to the understanding
- puzzling
- incomprehensible
- mysterious
- obscure
- dark
- arcane
- baffling
- strange
- fascinating
- mystifying
- perplexing
- unknowable
- unrevealed
Enigmatic as in “ambiguous”
adjective: resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
- ambiguous
- cryptic
- equivocal
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