mysterious

[mi-steer-ee-uhs] / mɪˈstɪər i əs /

ADJECTIVE

obscure, puzzing, suggesting a mystery

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 eldritch 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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Researchers will use it to investigate dark energy, the mysterious force believed to make up about 70% of the cosmos.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

But it was not just the mysterious injuries that had struck parents as odd.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

He’d lose his lucrative Pepsi deal and find himself fighting against the mysterious persona he intentionally crafted.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

He was the first to have shape-shifting powers, which he gained after encountering a mysterious radioactive pool of protoplasm.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

It was a lush and mysterious landscape, a dense wood of dizzyingly tall fir trees that covered the rolling mountains like a living blanket of green.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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