🔄 Synonyms of "Inscrutable"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crypticnoun | Having hidden (unapparent) meaning. |
| 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. |
| cryptical | cryptic |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Inscrutable"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mysterious | Difficult to understand. |
| cryptical | cryptic |
| cryptic | Having hidden (unapparent) meaning. |
| 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. |
| sphinxlike | Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx, especially, not showing passion or emotion; inscrutable. |
| blunt | Having a thick edge or point; not sharp. |
| impenetrable | (figuratively) Incomprehensible; fathomless; inscrutable. |
| watertight | So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape. |
| unscrutable | Archaic form of inscrutable. [Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.] |
| unfathomable | Impossible to fathom. |
| indecipherable | Not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend. |
| undecipherable | Not easily deciphered; difficult to read. |
| unclear | Not clearly or explicitly defined. |
| imponderable | Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate. |
| insensible | Incapable or deprived of physical sensation. |
| obscure | Difficult to understand; abstruse. |
| inexplorable | That cannot be explored or discovered; inscrutable or unfathomable |
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