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Inscrutable (Adjective)

Meaning

Of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The ancient hieroglyphics were inscrutable to anyone who didn't speak the language.
  • The detective was baffled by the inscrutable expression on the suspect's face.
  • The company's financial reports were so complex and inscrutable that even the experts struggled to understand them.
  • The artist's use of symbolism in her paintings made her work inscrutable to many viewers.
  • The workings of the human mind are often inscrutable, even to those who study it for a living.

Synonyms

  • Deep
  • Cryptic
  • Cryptical
  • Mysterious
  • Mystifying

Related Words

  • Inscrutability (noun)
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