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more enigmatic

ADJECTIVE

mysterious

Synonyms

WEAK

Delphian ambiguous cryptic dark doubtful equivocal incomprehensible indecipherable inexplicable inscrutable obscure occult oracular perplexing puzzling recondite secret sibylline sphinxlike stickling stumping teasing uncertain unfathomable unintelligible

Antonyms

WEAK

clear obvious unmysterious

ADJECTIVE

mysterious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous cryptic obscure

WEAK

Delphian dark doubtful enigmatical equivocal incomprehensible indecipherable inexplicable inscrutable occult oracular perplexing puzzling recondite secret sphinxlike stickling stumping teasing uncertain unfathomable unintelligible

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear explicit obvious

WEAK

known plain

Example Sentences

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Sometimes he’s more enigmatic, like his hourglass emoji post late last month that set off much speculation as to what message the NBA’s all-time leading scorer was trying to convey.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

When modern DNA research revealed the preserved bodies were people indigenous to the Tarim Basin—yet genetically distinct from other nearby populations—the Tarim Basin mummies became even more enigmatic.

From National Geographic • Sep. 15, 2023

Twitter was always rougher, more enigmatic, as much about ideas as it was about anything.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2022

From the well-known Neanderthals and more enigmatic Denisovans in Eurasia, to the diminutive "hobbit" Homo floresiensis on the island of Flores in Indonesia, to Homo naledi that lived in South Africa, multiple hominins abounded.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2022

It was one of the grand lady’s more enigmatic statements, but still, it had done the trick.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood