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paradoxical
adjective as in complex
Weak matches
- abstruse
- bewildering
- circuitous
- confused
- crabbed
- cryptic
- Daedalean
- discursive
- disordered
- enigmatic
- entangled
- excursive
- Gordian
- hidden
- impenetrable
- inscrutable
- interwoven
- involved
- jumbled
- knotted
- knotty
- labyrinthine
- mazy
- meandering
- mingled
- mixed
- muddled
- puzzling
- rambling
- recondite
- round-about
- sinuous
- snarled
- tangled
- tortuous
- undecipherable
- unfathomable
adjective as in conflicting
adjective as in contradictory
adjective as in contrary
Strongest matches
adjective as in difficult
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- abstract
- abstruse
- baffling
- bewildering
- confounding
- dark
- deep
- enigmatic
- enigmatical
- entangled
- esoteric
- formidable
- hard to explain
- hard to solve
- hidden
- inexplicable
- intricate
- involved
- knotty
- labyrinthine
- loose
- meandering
- mysterious
- mystical
- mystifying
- nice
- obscure
- obstinate
- perplexing
- problematical
- profound
- puzzling
- rambling
- subtle
- tangled
- thorny
- ticklish
- unclear
- unfathomable
- unintelligible
- vexing
adjective as in ironic
Strongest matches
adjective as in ironic/ironical
Weak matches
- acrid
- alert
- arrogant
- backbiting
- biting
- bitter
- burlesque
- caustic
- chaffing
- clever
- contemptuous
- contradictory
- critical
- cutting
- cynical
- defiant
- derisive
- disparaging
- double-edged
- exaggerated
- implausible
- incisive
- incongruous
- jibing
- keen
- mocking
- mordant
- pungent
- quick-witted
- ridiculous
- sardonic
- satiric
- satirical
- scathing
- scoffing
- sharp
- sneering
- spicy
- trenchant
- twisted
- uncomplimentary
- witty
- wry
adjective as in opposite
Strongest matches
adjective as in perplexing
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in questionable
Weak matches
- apocryphal
- contingent
- controvertible
- cryptic
- disputable
- dubitable
- enigmatic
- equivocal
- fishy
- hard to believe
- hypothetical
- iffy
- indecisive
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- moot
- mysterious
- obscure
- occult
- open to doubt
- open to question
- oracular
- problematical
- provisional
- shady
- suspect
- unconfirmed
- undefined
- under advisement
- under examination
- unreliable
- unsettled
adjective as in satirical
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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