hard to understand

ADJECTIVE

baffling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bewildering confusing enigmatic incomprehensible mystifying perplexing unfathomable

WEAK

abstruse beyond one difficult to understand over one's head unclear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clear comprehensible fathomable

ADJECTIVE

deep

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acute complex difficult heavy hidden profound serious

STRONG

occult secret wise

WEAK

Delphic abstruse arcane concealed discerning esoteric hermetic incisive intricate learned mysterious obscure orphic penetrating recondite sagacious sibylline

Antonyms

STRONGEST

simple stupid trivial unimportant

WEAK

frivolous shallow superficial unintelligent

ADJECTIVE

over one's head

Synonyms

WEAK

baffling bewildering beyond comprehension beyond one complex complicated deep incomprehensible profound unfathomable

Example Sentences

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It’s not hard to understand why people freaking out.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Thanks to heavy Scottish accents among the cast, though, some Americans will find him and other characters hard to understand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Video generation was clearly viewed as one such distracting side quest, and it’s not hard to understand why.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

If some traders see Warsh as bad news for crypto, that thinking is hard to understand.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

It is hard to understand why my vivid imagination and tendency toward scariness didn’t provide me with gory scenes of bloody crashes on a risco de Mexico.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

hard to understand

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