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in·scru·ta·ble
 inscrutable
- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition: |
impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious.
The doctor's face wore an inscrutable expression, and we could not tell from it whether the operation had been a success or not.- antonyms:
- transparent
- similar words:
- cryptic, enigmatic, equivocal, impenetrable, incomprehensible, mysterious, occult
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abstruse, arcane, inexplicable, mysterious, mystic |
| derivations: |
inscrutably (adv.), inscrutability (n.), inscrutableness (n.) |
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