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Cryptic

🔄 Synonyms of "Cryptic"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
esotericnoun	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.
inscrutablenoun	Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
conciseverb	Brief, yet including all important information.
incomprehensiblenoun	Impossible or very difficult to understand.
inexplicablenoun	Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
deepnoun	(of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
mystifying	Very hard to understand; baffling.
mysterious	Difficult to understand.
sibyllinenoun	Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
cabalistic	Of or relating to Kabbalah.
cryptical	cryptic

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
cryptical	cryptic
mysterious	Difficult to understand.
inscrutable	Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
mystifying	Very hard to understand; baffling.
incomprehensible	Impossible or very difficult to understand.
inexplicable	Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
deep	(of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
esoteric	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.
concise	Brief, yet including all important information.
cabalistic	Of or relating to Kabbalah.
sibylline	Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
enigmatic	Mysterious.
obscure	Difficult to understand; abstruse.
mysterynoun	Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.
unclear	Not clearly or explicitly defined.
arcane	Understood by only a few.
elusive	Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
shadowy	In shadow; darkened by shadows.
dark	Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
slippery	Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.