more mysterious

ADJECTIVE

secret, concealed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffling cryptic curious dark enigmatic inexplicable inscrutable magical mystical mystifying obscure perplexing puzzling secretive strange unknown weird

WEAK

abstruse alchemistic arcane astrological cabalistic covert difficult enigmatical equivocal esoteric furtive hidden impenetrable incomprehensible insoluble necromantic occult oracular recondite sphinxlike spiritual subjective symbolic transcendental uncanny unfathomable unknowable unnatural veiled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apparent bright clear comprehendible comprehensible evident familiar intelligible known normal obvious plain regular usual visible

WEAK

public straightforward tangible unmysterious

Example Sentences

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But if light behaved as a wave instead, the relationship seemed far more mysterious.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

We find a rural gas station wedged between diverging paths—one more mysterious than the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The motive behind the British intrusion was more mysterious.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2024

It was intentionally designed that way so that the brands felt more mysterious.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

Neither Chip nor Jonah got any more mysterious letters.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix