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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After all, Vance had really just wanted to highlight religion, it would have made a little more sense to portray mysterious flying objects as angels, not demons.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

The sisters are openhearted and enjoy revealing ballet’s best-kept secrets, but they have kept a remarkably mysterious online profile.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

So the Sora video-generating app was canceled, and my guess is the Atlas browser—plus a mysterious hardware device by designer diva Jony Ive—may be the next to be killed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Researchers have uncovered how a mysterious ion channel helps cells break down waste, opening new possibilities for treating Parkinson's disease.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Danny couldn’t tell them that he’d run away from his field trip, that he’d been left behind and he had a mysterious book that he had definitely not stolen from the display case.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

mysterious

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