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| Main Entry: | arcane |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, secret |
| Synonyms: | cabalistic, esoteric, impenetrable, mysterious, mystic, occult, recondite, unaccountable, unknowable |
| Antonyms: | common, commonplace, known, normal, outward |
| Main Entry: | confidential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
| Synonyms: | arcane, classified, closet, hush-hush*, inside, intimate, off the record*, private, privy, backdoor, hushed |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, known, public, well-known |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cryptic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret; obscure in meaning |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, ambiguous, apocryphal, arcane, cabalistic, dark, enigmatic, equivocal, esoteric, evasive, hidden, incomprehensible, inexplicable, murky, mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, opaque, oracular, perplexing, puzzling, recondite, secretive, strange, tenebrous, unclear, unfathomable, vague, veiled, Delphian, Delphic, mystifying, uninformative |
| Notes: | cryptic coloration helps conceal an animal; phaneric coloration makes an animal stand out |
| Antonyms: | clear, obvious, plain, straightforward, seen |
| Main Entry: | esoteric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mysterious, obscure |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable, mystic, mystical, occult, private, profound, recondite, secret, Delphic, Orphic, Sibylline, acroamatic |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, known, obvious, public, unmysterious |
| Main Entry: | inscrutable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, mysterious; blank |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, arcane, cabalistic, deadpan*, difficult, enigmatic, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, mystic, secret, unaccountable, unfathomable, unintelligible, unreadable, mysterial, poker-faced*, sphinxlike, undiscoverable, unexplainable, unknowable |
| Antonyms: | clear, comprehensible, evident, intelligible, obvious, plain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mysterious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret, concealed |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, arcane, baffling, cabalistic, covert, cryptic, curious, dark, difficult, enigmatic, equivocal, esoteric, furtive, hidden, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, inscrutable, insoluble, magical, mystical, obscure, occult, oracular, perplexing, puzzling, recondite, secretive, spiritual, strange, subjective, symbolic, transcendental, uncanny, unfathomable, unknown, unnatural, veiled, weird, alchemistic, astrological, enigmatical, mystifying, necromantic, sphinxlike, unknowable |
| Antonyms: | apparent, known, obvious, plain, public, straightforward, tangible, unmysterious |
| Main Entry: | mystic/mystical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret, esoteric |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, anagogic, arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, hidden, imaginary, impenetrable, inscrutable, magic, magical, metaphysical, mysterious, occult, otherworldly, paranormal, preternatural, quixotic, spiritual, supernatural, transcendental, unaccountable, visionary, enigmatical, mysterial, necromantic, nonrational, numinous, sorcerous, telestic, thaumaturgic, unknowable, wizardly |
| Antonyms: | knowable, natural, palpable, undisguised |
| Main Entry: | occult |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mysterious, secret; supernatural |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, arcane, cabalistic, concealed, deep, eerie, esoteric, hermetic, hidden, invisible, magic, magical, mystic, mystical, obscure, preternatural, profound, psychic, recondite, unearthly, unknown, veiled, weird, acroamatic, orphic, transmundane, unrevealed |
| Antonyms: | known, natural |
| Main Entry: | off the record |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confidential |
| Synonyms: | arcane, classified, hush-hush*, inside, private, privy, secret, unofficial, backdoor, hushed, in private, not for publication, not public, on the QT |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oracular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prophetic |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, apocalyptic, arcane, auspicious, authoritative, cabalistic, clairvoyant, cryptic, dogmatic, foreboding, imperious, mysterious, mystical, obscure, occult, ominous, peremptory, portentous, positive, prescient, sage, secret, significant, vague, venerable, wise, Delphian, anticipating, auguring, discovering, divining, divulging, fatidic, forecasting, foretelling, interpretive, mantic, portending, predicting, presaging, proclaiming, prognosticating, prophesying, sibylline, soothsaying, vatic |
| Main Entry: | recondite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mysterious, obscure |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, academic, arcane, cabalistic, concealed, cryptic, dark, deep, difficult, esoteric, hard, heavy*, hermetic, hidden, involved, mystic, mystical, occult, pedantic, profound, scholarly, secret, acroamatic, little-known, orphic |
| Antonyms: | obvious, plain, simple, straightforward |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unaccountable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not explainable; mysterious |
| Synonyms: | arcane, astonishing, baffling, extraordinary, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, inscrutable, mystic, odd, peculiar, puzzling, strange, uncommon, unfathomable, unheard-of, unintelligible, unusual, unexplainable, unknowable, unwonted |
| Antonyms: | accountable, comprehensible, explainable, responsible |
| Main Entry: | mystic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, anagogic, arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, esoteric, hidden, imaginary, impenetrable, inscrutable, magic, magical, metaphysical, mysterious, mystical, occult, otherworldly, paranormal, preternatural, quixotic, spiritual, supernatural, transcendental, unaccountable, visionary, enigmatical, mysterial, necromantic, nonrational, numinous, sorcerous, telestic, thaumaturgic, unknowable, witchlike, wizardly |
| Main Entry: | obscure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not easily understood |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, ambiguous, arcane, complicated, concealed, confusing, cryptic, dark, deep, dim, doubtful, enigmatic, esoteric, far-out, hazy, hidden, illegible, illogical, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, indecisive, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, inexplicable, inscrutable, insoluble, intricate, involved, mysterious, occult, opaque, recondite, unaccountable, unbelievable, unclear, undefined, unfathomable, unintelligible, vague, clear as mud, enigmatical |
| Antonyms: | apparent, clear, explicit, obvious, perceptible, understood |
| Main Entry: | secret |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, unrevealed |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, ambiguous, arcane, camouflaged, classified, cloak-and-dagger, close, closet, covered, covert, cryptic, dark, deep, disguised, esoteric, furtive, hush-hush*, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, out-of-the-way*, private, recondite, reticent, retired, secluded, strange, under wraps*, undercover, underground, undisclosed, unenlightened, unintelligible, unknown, unpublished, unseen, veiled, backdoor, clouded, conspiratorial, enigmatical, on the QT, shrouded, unfrequented |
| Antonyms: | clear, explicit, forthright, honest, open, public, unconcealed, defined, revealed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uncommon |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very different |
| Synonyms: | aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, arcane, bizarre, curious, eccentric, egregious, exceptional, exotic, extraordinary, extreme, fantastic, few, freakish, infrequent, irregular, nondescript, noteworthy, novel, odd, original, out of the ordinary, out of the way*, peculiar, prodigious, queer, rare, remarkable, scarce, seldom, singular, sporadic, startling, strange, surprising, unaccustomed, unconventional, unfamiliar, unique, unorthodox, unusual, weird, outré, uncustomary, unheard of |
| Antonyms: | common, familiar, normal, regular, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abstract, complicated in meaning |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, acute, arcane, complex, concealed, difficult, discerning, esoteric, heavy*, hermetic, hidden, incisive, intricate, learned, mysterious, obscure, occult, penetrating, profound, recondite, sagacious, secret, serious, wise, Delphic, Orphic, Sibylline, hard to understand |
| Antonyms: | frivolous, ignorant, shallow, superficial, trivial, unintelligent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impenetrable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incomprehensible |
| Synonyms: | arcane, baffling, cabalistic, dark, enigmatic, hidden, indiscernible, inexplicable, inscrutable, mysterious, mystic, obscure, unaccountable, unfathomable, unintelligible, Delphic, enigmatical, incognizable, sibylline, ungraspable, unknowable |
| Antonyms: | comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable, understandable |
| Main Entry: | opaque |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard to understand |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, arcane, baffling, concealed, cryptic, difficult, enigmatic, equivocal, incomprehensible, obscure, obtuse, perplexing, tenebrous, uncertain, unclear, unfathomable, unintelligible, vague, amphibological, imperceptive, nubilous, purblind |
| Antonyms: | clear, easy, unambiguous, understandable, crystal-clear |
| Main Entry: | dark |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hidden, secret |
| Synonyms: | abstruse, anagogic, arcane, cabalistic, complicated, concealed, cryptic, deep, enigmatic, esoteric, intricate, knotty, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, puzzling, recondite, Delphian, mystifying, not known |
| Antonyms: | apparent, distinct, evident, manifest, plain, visible |
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