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enigmatic
en·ig·mat·ic E0149600 (ĕn′ĭg-măt′ĭk) or en·ig·mat·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)adj. Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. See Synonyms at mysterious.
[Greek ainigmatikos, from ainigma, ainigmat-, riddle; see enigma.]
en′ig·mat′i·cal·ly adv.en•ig•mat•ic (ˌɛn ɪgˈmæt ɪk; also ˌi nɪg-) also en`ig•mat′i•cal,
adj. resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious. [1620–30; < Late Latin < Greek] en`ig•mat′i•cal•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | enigmatic - not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"enigmatical, puzzlinguncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein | | 2. | enigmatic - resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"oracularambiguous - having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" |
enigmatic enigmaticaladjective mysterious, puzzling, obscure, baffling, ambiguous, perplexing, incomprehensible, mystifying, inexplicable, unintelligible, paradoxical, cryptic, inscrutable, unfathomable, indecipherable, recondite, Delphic, oracular, sphinxlike She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.
clear, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, comprehensibleenigmaticadjectiveDifficult to explain or understand:arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, mysterious, mystic, mystical, mystifying, occult, puzzling.Translationsenigma (iˈnigmə) noun anything difficult to understand; a mystery. 謎, 費解的事 谜，不可思议的东西 enigmatic (enigˈmӕtik) adjective puzzling; mysterious. an enigmatic smile. 難以理解的，令人費解的，神秘的 谜一般的，不可思议的，高深莫测的 ˌenigˈmatically adverb 謎樣的 谜一般地EncyclopediaSeeEnigmaMedicalSeeENIGMAenigmatic
Synonyms for enigmaticadj mysteriousSynonyms- mysterious
- puzzling
- obscure
- baffling
- ambiguous
- perplexing
- incomprehensible
- mystifying
- inexplicable
- unintelligible
- paradoxical
- cryptic
- inscrutable
- unfathomable
- indecipherable
- recondite
- Delphic
- oracular
- sphinxlike
Antonyms- clear
- simple
- straightforward
- uncomplicated
- comprehensible
Synonyms for enigmaticadj difficult to explain or understandSynonyms- arcane
- cabalistic
- cryptic
- mysterious
- mystic
- mystical
- mystifying
- occult
- puzzling
Synonyms for enigmaticadj not clear to the understandingSynonymsRelated Words- uncomprehensible
- incomprehensible
adj resembling an oracle in obscurity of thoughtSynonymsRelated Words |