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mys·te·ri·ous
 mysterious
- pronunciation:
- mih
sti
ri
 s
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
full of, pertaining to, or characterized by mystery.
- synonyms:
- arcane, cryptic, enigmatic, mystic, occult, puzzling
- antonyms:
- open
- similar words:
- baffling, eerie, inscrutable, mystical, shadowy, veiled
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| definition 2: |
unknown and unexplainable; elusive; puzzling.
- synonyms:
- cryptic, elusive, enigmatic, inexplicable, inscrutable, puzzling
- antonyms:
- straightforward
- similar words:
- abstruse, ambiguous, arcane, baffling, eerie, incomprehensible, obscure, unfathomable, unknown
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| related words: |
dark, equivocal, impenetrable, inexplicable, miraculous, unearthly, weird |
| derivations: |
mysteriously (adv.), mysteriousness (n.) |
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