| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abstract, complicated in meaning |
Synonyms: |
Delphic, Orphic, Sibylline, abstruse, acute, arcane, complex, concealed, difficult, discerning, esoteric, hard to understand, heavy*, hermetic, hidden, incisive, intricate, learned, mysterious, obscure, occult, penetrating, profound, recondite, sagacious, secret, serious, wise |
Antonyms: |
frivolous, ignorant, shallow, superficial, trivial, unintelligent |
| Main Entry: | esoteric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mysterious, obscure |
Synonyms: |
Delphic, Orphic, Sibylline, abstruse, acroamatic, arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable, mystic, mystical, occult, private, profound, recondite, secret |
| Notes: | eclectic means selecting what seems best of various styles, methods, or ideas while esoteric means intended for and understandable by only a small knowledgeable group |
Antonyms: |
common, familiar, known, obvious, public, unmysterious |
| Main Entry: | obscure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out-of-the-way, little-known |
Synonyms: |
abstruse, arcane, blind, cabalistic, close, covered, cryptic, dark, deep, devious, distant, enigmatic, esoteric, far, far-off, hidden, humble, inaccessible, inconspicuous, inglorious, invisible, irrelevant, lonesome, lowly, minor, mysterious, nameless, odd, oracular, orphic, rare, recondite, remote, removed, reticent, retired, secluded, secret, secretive, seldom seen, sequestered, solitary, undisclosed, undistinguished, unheard-of, unhonored, unimportant, unknown, unnoted, unseen, unsung |
Antonyms: |
distinguished, famous, known |
| Main Entry: | occult |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mysterious, secret; supernatural |
Synonyms: |
abstruse, acroamatic, arcane, cabalistic, concealed, deep, eerie, esoteric, hermetic, hidden, invisible, magic, magical, mystic, mystical, obscure, orphic, preternatural, profound, psychic, recondite, transmundane, unearthly, unknown, unrevealed, veiled, weird |
Antonyms: |
known, natural |
| Main Entry: | profound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intellectual, thoughtful |
Synonyms: |
Orphic, abstruse, acroamatic, deep, difficult, discerning, enlightened, erudite, esoteric, heavy*, hermetic, informed, intellectual, intelligent, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, mysterious, occult, penetrating, philosophical, recondite, reflective, sagacious, sage, scholarly, secret, serious, shrewd, skilled, subtle, thorough, weighty, wise |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, stupid |
| Main Entry: | recondite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mysterious, obscure |
Synonyms: |
abstruse, academic, acroamatic, arcane, cabalistic, concealed, cryptic, dark, deep, difficult, esoteric, hard, heavy*, hermetic, hidden, involved, little-known, mystic, mystical, occult, orphic, pedantic, profound, scholarly, secret |
Antonyms: |
obvious, plain, simple, straightforward |
| Main Entry: | entrancing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing |
Synonyms: |
delightful, enticing, fascinating, orphic, rapturous, winsome |
Antonyms: |
boring |
| Main Entry: | mystical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | occult |
Synonyms: |
anagogic, arcane, cryptic, esoteric, hermetical, magical, orphic |