1
[ adjective ] not clear to the understanding

Synonyms

puzzling enigmatical

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

His name is Praisegod_Piepsam , and he is rather fully described as_to his clothing and physiognomy in_a_way which relates him to a sinister type in the author 's repertory - he is a forerunner of those enigmatic strangers in `` Death_in_Venice '' , for_example , who represent some combination of cadaver , exotic , and psychopomp .

Related terms

incomprehensible

2
[ adjective ] resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought

Synonyms

oracular

Examples

"the oracular sayings of Victorian poets" "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it" "an enigmatic smile"

Related terms

ambiguous

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Rhymes with

dogmatic pragmatic prismatic charismatic schematic semantic thematic attic lymphatic onomastic diplomatic undiplomatic asymptomatic dramatic idiomatic symptomatic diagrammatic axiomatic semiautomatic emblematic cinematic aromatic melodramatic problematic psychosomatic automatic systematic asthmatic pneumatic emphatic rheumatic monochromatic enzymatic traumatic climatic automatic anticlimactic climactic romantic erratic asiatic exotic gymnastic pancreatic adriatic idiosyncratic fanatic prophylactic autocratic theocratic socratic hippocratic bureaucratic democratic aristocratic undemocratic emetic gigantic antic static electromagnetic diamagnetic magnetic semiotic acrobatic hepatic aquatic hypnotic quixotic tactic arithmetic elastic ferromagnetic paramagnetic enthusiastic ecclesiastic erotic unenthusiastic despotic monastic prostatic homeostatic electrostatic operatic kinetic antibiotic idiotic bombastic symbiotic ecstatic cosmetic domestic lactic coptic patriotic unpatriotic galactic pedantic extragalactic fantastic dynastic diagnostic agnostic amniotic optic synthetic inelastic interscholastic pessimistic euphemistic optimistic scholastic sycophantic slapstick baltic caustic drastic hamitic plastic frantic didactic sarcastic chaotic chiropractic masochistic arctic rustic tick tic semitic orthodontic narcissistic mystic relativistic atavistic evangelistic arctic neurotic antibiotic narcotic psychotic aquatic astronautic antarctic iconoclastic thermoplastic atlantic transatlantic kinetic phonetic atheistic polytheistic pantheistic genetic frenetic parthenogenetic ecliptic apologetic unapologetic arithmetic aortic antarctic uptick fiberoptic statistic eclectic energetic critic cathartic poetic skeptic prophetic homiletic unsympathetic peripatetic peptic septic alphabetic pathetic apathetic empathetic parasympathetic sympathetic diabetic dietetic linguistic jingoistic unrealistic simplistic drumstick neritic surrealistic heretic celtic therapeutic pectic artistic psychotherapeutic cushitic antiseptic

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

enigmatical enigma enzymatic enigma_canon Engman

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