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inscrutable
in·scru·ta·ble I0159900 (ĭn-skro͞o′tə-bəl)adj. Difficult to understand or interpret; impenetrable: "that little creature, whose innocent life had sprung, by the inscrutable decree of Providence ... out of the rank luxuriance of a guilty passion" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + scrūtārī, to scrutinize; see scrutiny.]
in·scru′ta·bil′i·ty n.in·scru′ta·bly adv.inscrutable (ɪnˈskruːtəbəl) adjincomprehensible; mysterious or enigmatic[C15: from Late Latin inscrūtābilis, from Latin in-1 + scrūtārī to examine] inˌscrutaˈbility, inˈscrutableness n inˈscrutably advin•scru•ta•ble (ɪnˈskru tə bəl)
adj. 1. incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized. 2. mysterious; unfathomable: an inscrutable smile. [1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin inscrūtābilis= Latin in- in-3 + scrūtā(ri) to examine, search + -bilis -ble] in•scru`ta•bil′i•ty, in•scru′ta•ble•ness, n. in•scru′ta•bly, adv. syn: See mysterious. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | inscrutable - of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"cryptic, cryptical, mysterious, mystifying, deepincomprehensible, inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons" |
inscrutableadjective1. enigmatic, blank, impenetrable, deadpan, unreadable, poker-faced (informal), sphinxlike It is important to keep a straight face and remain inscrutable.
enigmatic open, revealing, transparent, readable, penetrable2. mysterious, incomprehensible, inexplicable, hidden, unintelligible, unfathomable, unexplainable, undiscoverable Even when opened the contents of the package were as inscrutable as ever.
mysterious clear, obvious, plain, patent, evident, understandable, manifest, lucid, palpable, comprehensible, intelligible, explicable, explainableinscrutableadjectiveIncapable of being grasped by the intellect or understanding:impenetrable, incomprehensible, uncomprehensible, unfathomable, unintelligible.Translationsimperscrutabileinscrutabileinscrutable
Related to inscrutable: inscrutable person, declivitiesSynonyms for inscrutableadj enigmaticSynonyms- enigmatic
- blank
- impenetrable
- deadpan
- unreadable
- poker-faced
- sphinxlike
Antonyms- open
- revealing
- transparent
- readable
- penetrable
adj mysteriousSynonyms- mysterious
- incomprehensible
- inexplicable
- hidden
- unintelligible
- unfathomable
- unexplainable
- undiscoverable
Antonyms- clear
- obvious
- plain
- patent
- evident
- understandable
- manifest
- lucid
- palpable
- comprehensible
- intelligible
- explicable
- explainable
Synonyms for inscrutableadj incapable of being grasped by the intellect or understandingSynonyms- impenetrable
- incomprehensible
- uncomprehensible
- unfathomable
- unintelligible
Synonyms for inscrutableadj of an obscure natureSynonyms- cryptic
- cryptical
- mysterious
- mystifying
- deep
Related Words- incomprehensible
- inexplicable
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