hidden
adjective. unseen, secret
- QT
- abstruse
- buried
- clandestine
- cloaked
- close
- clouded
- concealed
- covered
- covert
- cryptic
- dark
- disguised
- eclipsed
- esoteric
- hermetic
- hermetical
- imperceivable
- in the dark
- indiscernible
- invisible
- latent
- masked
- mysterious
- mystic
- mystical
- obscure
- occult
- out of view
- private
- recondite
- screened
- secluded
- sequestered
- shadowy
- shrouded
- surreptitious
- ulterior
- undercover
- underground
- undetected
- undisclosed
- unexposed
- unknown
- unrevealed
- veiled
- withheld
inside
adjective. secret
learned
adjective. well-informed
- abstruse
- academic
- accomplished
- bookish
- brainy
- conversant
- cultivated
- cultured
- deep
- educated
- erudite
- esoteric
- experienced
- expert
- grave
- grounded
- highbrow
- in the know
- intellectual
- judicious
- lettered
- literary
- literate
- omniscient
- pansophic
- pedantic
- philosophic
- philosophical
- polymath
- posted
- professorial
- recondite
- sage
- sapient
- scholarly
- scientific
- sharp
- skilled
- solemn
- solid
- sound
- studied
- studious
- versed
- well-educated
- well-grounded
- well-read
- well-rounded
metaphysical
adjective. not physical; without physical presence
- abstract
- abstruse
- bodiless
- deep
- difficult
- discarnate
- esoteric
- eternal
- fundamental
- high-flown
- ideal
- immaterial
- impalpable
- incorporeal
- insubstantial
- intangible
- intellectual
- jesuitic
- mystical
- nonmaterial
- nonphysical
- numinous
- oversubtle
- philosophical
- preternatural
- profound
- recondite
- spiritual
- superhuman
- superior
- supermundane
- supernatural
- suprahuman
- supramundane
- supranatural
- theoretical
- transcendental
- unearthly
- unfleshly
- universal
- unphysical
- unreal
- unsubstantial
more difficult
adjective. complicated; hard to comprehend
- abstract
- abstruse
- baffling
- bewildering
- complex
- confounding
- confusing
- dark
- deep
- delicate
- 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
- paradoxical
- perplexing
- problematical
- profound
- puzzling
- rambling
- subtle
- tangled
- thorny
- ticklish
- troublesome
- unclear
- unfathomable
- unintelligible
- vexing
more mysterious
adjective. secret, concealed
- abstruse
- alchemistic
- arcane
- astrological
- baffling
- cabalistic
- covert
- cryptic
- curious
- dark
- difficult
- enigmatic
- enigmatical
- equivocal
- esoteric
- furtive
- hidden
- impenetrable
- incomprehensible
- inexplicable
- inscrutable
- insoluble
- magical
- mystical
- mystifying
- necromantic
- obscure
- occult
- oracular
- perplexing
- puzzling
- recondite
- secretive
- sphinxlike
- spiritual
- strange
- subjective
- symbolic
- transcendental
- uncanny
- unfathomable
- unknowable
- unknown
- unnatural
- veiled
- weird
more mystic
adjective. secret
- abstruse
- anagogic
- arcane
- cabalistic
- cryptic
- enigmatical
- esoteric
- hidden
- imaginary
- impenetrable
- inscrutable
- magic
- magical
- metaphysical
- mysterial
- mysterious
- mystical
- necromantic
- nonrational
- numinous
- occult
- otherworldly
- paranormal
- preternatural
- quixotic
- sorcerous
- spiritual
- supernatural
- telestic
- thaumaturgic
- transcendental
- unaccountable
- unknowable
- visionary
- witchlike
- wizardly
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