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

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more mysterious

Since about 2017, a more mysterious figure has appeared by Holmes’s side: Billy Evans, Holmes’s 34-year-old partner and the father of her two children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

And the notion that Claire and Jamie’s instant enduring connection might have its roots in something more mysterious than hormones is intriguing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

The motive behind the British intrusion was more mysterious.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

“Though not the way you think. Sometimes the line on the page is more mysterious than the problem.”

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin

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