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1
as in mysterious
being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain
the discovery of the abandoned ship in mid ocean remains one of the most enigmatic episodes in seafaring history
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as in dark
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile
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Recent Examples of enigmatic
In Killing Eve, which is set in the present day, the shady character played by Harry Potter favorite Shaw is the ruthless and enigmatic head of MI6’s Russia desk.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Val Kilmer, the enigmatic actor of stage and screen, died on April 1, 2025, at the age of 65.
—Nancy Collins, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2025
As Neptune enters the depths of your enigmatic eighth house, expect a period of profound emotional and psychological transformation.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Alvarado and José Ostos did the cinematography, and their keen sense of light, color, and tempo invests Adela’s tender observations and enigmatic digressions with drama and passion.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Val Kilmer, the enigmatic actor of stage and screen, died on April 1, 2025, at the age of 65.
—Nancy Collins, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2025
As Neptune enters the depths of your enigmatic eighth house, expect a period of profound emotional and psychological transformation.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Alvarado and José Ostos did the cinematography, and their keen sense of light, color, and tempo invests Adela’s tender observations and enigmatic digressions with drama and passion.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enigmatic
Adjective
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In the second episode, Arthur and his queen, Guinevere, are presiding over a feast when it is interrupted by a mysterious visitor, a blind harpist, guided into court by a white dog.—
Alan Yuhas,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Despite Shauna trying to blame her for all the mysterious things happening to her in season 3, Melissa says that Shauna is the problem, the real anti-hero, so to speak.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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TikTok will not be going dark Saturday for the more than 135 million users of the social media app, thanks to Donald Trump.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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Store green tea products in an airtight container in a cool, dry, dark place.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And this looks to have that signature Souls flavor both in terms of combat and cryptic storytelling.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Breakup rumors swirled around the Australian tennis star, 29, and his influencer girlfriend over the weekend after eagle-eyed fans noticed cryptic messaging on their respective social media accounts across Instagram and TikTok.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Religion is the topic most likely to cause offense in India today, though the code is ambiguous on this point too.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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One thing that is not ambiguous is that the spirit is drawing Mia into its world a little at a time.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Those attributed to Jesus—described in language nearly identical to accounts of the Greek mystic and holy man Apollonius of Tyana, say—are neither more nor less convincing than others.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Founded on the ethos of art as a form of mystic healing, the label reimagines the family heirloom—and invites its patrons to examine their relationship with objects.—
Nia Shumake,
Essence,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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To those outside of the techno-optimist bubble, plenty of the obsessions of the tech elite (artificial general intelligence, cryptocurrency) can come off as weird or inscrutable.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
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The effect was to view non-European peoples as constitutionally bound by custom, impervious to progress, and inscrutable to the Western mind.—
Zachariah Mampilly,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Maddox does not make vague threats toward people who run afoul of him.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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The administration has been more vague, however, on programs such as classes that teach Black history.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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Being generally smaller, colder and much darker than a star, exoplanets are also harder to detect, so specialized techniques are required for capturing their faint signals.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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By subtracting these reference images from the target images, the team effectively removed the star's light, isolating the faint signals from the planets.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Enigmatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enigmatic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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