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Adjective
▲
Difficult to comprehend or understand
abstract
enigmatic
obscure
perplexing
puzzling
recondite
ambiguous
arcane
complex
confusing
esoteric
incomprehensible
unclear
unfathomable
cryptic
deep
difficult
mysterious
occult
opaque
rarefied
vague
complicated
hard
inscrutable
involved
impenetrable
profound
subtle
hazy
hermetic
hermetical
intricate
involute
involuted
Delphic
heavy
recherché
clear as mud
Greek to me
clear as dishwater
above one's head
little known
over one's head
in doubt
in the balance
not easily understood
fuzzy
open
dim
dubitable
faint
blurry
bleary
problematic
moot
blear
borderline
misty
gauzy
cloudy
pending
disputable
pale
contradictory
formless
muzzy
out of focus
nebulose
muddy
suspect
woollyUK
barely perceptible
lacking definition
smoky
woolyUS
doubtable
in question
sketchy
bleared
loose
chancy
muddled
suspicious
inconsistent
hard to make out
hard to see
unsolved
inconspicuous
controversial
roundabout
in limbo
circuitous
open to doubt
incomplete
shifty
unexplicit
noncommittal
shady
devious
absurd
unfocused
shaky
unanswered
fishy
incongruous
unspecific
general
unformed
disputed
indirect
prevaricating
up for grabs
circumlocutory
unsound
ironic
mixed
conflicting
periphrastic
improbable
proving nothing
deceptive
inadequate
obfuscatory
cagey
unfinished
funny
cunning
disreputable
imperfect
marginal
distorted
unfixed
non-specific
undependable
incoherent
ongoing
neither fish nor fowl
unconcluded
contentious
open-ended
contingent
neither one thing nor the other
to be decided
on the back burner
not definite
in a state of limbo
in a state of uncertainty
hinky
at issue
amorphous
shapeless
dual
inchoate
unstructured
unshaped
structureless
undisclosed
crude
twofold
remote
settling nothing
concerned
troubled
worried
anxious
apprehensive
disquieted
generalizedUS
rough
befogged
double
unclassifiable
superficial
approximate
unrecognizableUS
unrecognisableUK
unnatural
impressionistic
fogged
dull
filmy
some kind of
insecure
impossible
two-sided
cursory
peripheral
frontier
bordering
low resolution
precarious
outstanding
stealthy
slippery
perfunctory
vexed
tentative
subjective
at risk
not fixed
unspecified
generalisedUK
pendent
shuffling
not settled
self-contradictory
anomalous
oxymoronic
betwixt and between
not decided
waffling
open for discussion
not yet settled
deceitful
dissembling
on ice
unlimited
duplicitous
muddling
yet to be settled
up for discussion
unstraightforward
sophistical
meaningless
underhand
inarticulate
casuistic
false
casuistical
stonewalling
elusory
in no man's land
touch-and-go
verbose
lengthy
overlong
mazy
undistinct
unverified
unprovable
controvertible
unreliable
unproven
blurring
unsettling
disorienting
befuddling
jumbled
crooked
bent
inexhaustible
indeterminable
innumerable
wide
broad
issuable
negotiable
in dispute
perverse
tortuous
garbled
muddlesome
mistakable
spurious
obscured
ulterior
shonky
off
under advisement
flimsy
under examination
not obvious
hypothetical
open to discussion
slurred
mumbled
Byzantine
good and bad
senseless
scrambled
unlikely
irregular
implausible
not quite right
far-fetched
not kosher
difficult to follow
inaudible
all Greek to me
unconvincing
unproved
unsatisfying
unsatisfactory
resolving nothing
unfateful
uneventful
lacking
groundless
unfounded
deficient
leaving matters open
left hanging
not yet established
still open to question
still open to doubt
more ❯
“I am as befuddled as you are when I try to read that deliberately abstruse text.”
Adjective
▲
Concealed or hidden in a secretive manner
hidden
concealed
clandestine
secret
surreptitious
mysterious
cryptic
esoteric
recondite
arcane
occult
obscure
mystical
cabbalistic
unfathomable
coded
inscrutable
covert
inexplicable
enigmatic
unrevealed
shadowy
mystic
deep
dark
black
mystifying
classified
encoded
enciphered
more ❯
“Despite a suitably abstruse attempt to defend this procedure, it inevitably leads to unacceptable distortions of meaning.”
Adjective
▲
Very complicated or detailed
intricate
complicated
complex
convoluted
elaborate
involved
tangled
knotty
labyrinthine
difficult
sophisticated
fancy
baroque
entangled
circuitous
confused
daedal
detailed
hard
involute
obscure
raveledUS
ravelledUK
serpentine
sinuous
twisted
winding
baffling
bewildering
byzantine
complicate
confusing
enigmatic
impenetrable
labyrinthian
ornate
perplexing
tortuous
Byzantine
cryptic
cumbersome
Daedalian
dense
fiddly
Gordian
heterogeneous
inscrutable
interlaced
involuted
jumbled
knotted
mixed
muddled
multifaceted
multifarious
nuanced
puzzling
recondite
rococo
thorny
tricky
undecipherable
unfathomable
variegated
Daedalean
maze-like
high-tech
mixed up
drawn-out
can of worms
long-drawn-out
hi-tech
difficult to understand
full of twists and turns
fiendish
compound
composite
compounded
multiplex
manifold
motley
miscellaneous
mosaic
mingled
multiple
multiform
conglomerate
mixed-up
mazy
interwoven
multipart
collective
meandering
indirect
roundabout
unstraightforward
ambiguous
misleading
devious
deceptive
overlong
lengthy
verbose
cunning
difficult to follow
perverse
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Based on abstract reasoning
metaphysical
abstract
theoretical
intellectual
ideal
philosophical
speculative
conceptual
notional
basic
deep
essential
fundamental
recondite
esoteric
high-flown
ideational
intangible
profound
spiritual
supernatural
theoretic
universal
unreal
academic
immaterial
impalpable
incorporeal
oversubtle
transcendental
unpractical
unsubstantial
bodiless
conjectural
difficult
discarnate
eternal
hypothetical
insubstantial
jesuitic
mystical
nonmaterial
nonphysical
numinous
ontological
philosophic
superhuman
superior
supermundane
suprahuman
supramundane
supranatural
unfleshly
unphysical
academical
presupposed
unproven
untested
presumptive
unfounded
groundless
imagined
indefinite
uncertain
suspect
doubtful
based on guesswork
non-practical
postulatory
non-technical
blue-sky
nominal
higher
experimental
hairy
dangerous
projected
conceptive
unpragmatic
irrelevant
useless
alleged
ivory-tower
ivory-towered
ivory-towerish
apparent
inferred
indeterminate
casual
contestable
disputable
equivocal
assumptive
stochastic
concocted
questionable
conditional
conjecturable
debatable
refutable
provisory
proposed
guessed
unconfirmed
pretending
problematic
purported
suspected
surmised
supposititious
made up
postulational
guessing
unresolved
surmising
guesstimated
figured
reputed
likely
asserted
inferential
on a hunch
on a long shot
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Intended for, or likely to be understood by, only a small number of people
profound
wise
deep
insightful
learned
thoughtful
intellectual
penetrating
sage
discerning
intelligent
knowledgeable
perceptive
sagacious
scholarly
clever
erudite
percipient
philosophical
enlightened
informed
recondite
sapient
serious
subtle
arcane
astute
esoteric
perspicacious
skilled
weighty
hermetic
hermetical
reflective
shrewd
acroamatic
knowing
occult
orphic
secret
full of insight
with great knowledge
showing great knowledge
obscure
savvy
into
scholastic
wise up
theoretical
rational
metaphysical
analytical
abstract
logical
reasoned
trendy
specialist
avant-garde
art-house
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Brief, concise, and to the point
elliptical
compact
concise
terse
laconic
obscure
ambiguous
brief
oblique
succinct
cryptic
curt
pithy
concentrated
economic
aphoristic
apothegmatic
capsule
clipped
compendious
condensed
crisp
epigrammatic
incomprehensible
indirect
monosyllabic
recondite
sententious
sparing
summary
telegraphic
thumbnail
unfathomable
Delphic
rough
no-nonsense
direct
harsh
surly
frank
crude
impatient
outspoken
caustic
plain-spoken
bad-tempered
matter-of-fact
ill-tempered
forthright
candid
impetuous
cavalier
abrasive
unmannerly
unequivocal
undiplomatic
off
indelicate
upfront
tactless
decisive
short-tempered
bearish
businesslike
straight from the shoulder
offish
hasty
tetchy
little
brutal
bald
small
bare
honest
pulling no punches
not beating about the bush
calling a spade a spade
not afraid to call a spade a spade
distinct
unhelpful
disobliging
uncooperative
aloof
brutally honest
vigorous
testy
distant
cool
grumpy
dismissive
limited
unconstrained
callous
inelegant
crabbed
standoffish
irascible
memorable
catchy
competent
confident
efficient
sullen
unfriendly
hurried
fast
decreased
petulant
ill-natured
open
hearty
sharp-tongued
impertinent
thoughtless
diminished
crabby
grouchy
taciturn
crotchety
graceless
ephemeral
unprolonged
lessened
good-natured
genial
approachable
bad-mannered
ill-mannered
swift
sour
cross
friendly
decurtate
abbreviate
cheery
sincere
blustering
barefaced
loud
curtate
ill-humouredUK
out of sorts
transient
speaking as one finds
cut short
not protracted
angry
boorish
boisterous
truculent
ill-humoredUS
nasty
morose
saturnine
point-blank
stark
simple
unadorned
hard-hitting
undisguised
unvarnished
unqualified
unembellished
unpolished
uncompromising
straight-talking
straight-shooting
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
inkhorn
pedantic
academic
arid
bookish
didactic
doctrinaire
donnish
dry
dull
egotistic
erudite
formal
formalistic
fussy
hairsplitting
learned
literary
nit-picking
ostentatious
overnice
particular
pedagogic
pedantical
pompous
priggish
punctilious
scholastic
schoolish
sententious
stilted
informatory
pedagogical
useful
helpful
explanatory
dogmatic
sanctimonious
revealing
elucidative
self-righteous
pietistic
pontifical
pious
telling
scholarly
cultural
illuminative
unco guid
tutorial
lecturelike
sermonical
school
profound
professorial
didactical
admonitory
disciplinary
disquisitional
preaching
trite
cautionary
illustrative
explicative
communicative
serious
upright
explicatory
descriptive
exegetic
strait-laced
high-minded
canting
interpretive
intellectual
interpretative
newsy
factual
exegetical
preachifying
ponderous
judgmental
judgemental
Pecksniffian
explanative
revelatory
forthcoming
holier-than-thou
expositive
cerebral
self-important
pi
Pharisaic
Pharisaical
egghead
highbrow
pointed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Done or made with care and precision
subtle
delicate
fine
minute
refined
dainty
exquisite
intricate
nice
nuanced
airy
faint
precise
tenuous
elusive
exact
finespun
hairline
indistinct
detailed
narrow
overnice
slight
soft
ethereal
fine-drawn
hairsplitting
illusive
imperceptible
implied
inconspicuous
inferred
minuscule
sheer
sophisticated
thin
attenuate
attenuated
indefinite
ultra-fine
hair-splitting
elegant
graceful
fragile
light
insubstantial
diaphanous
gossamer
flimsy
floaty
beautiful
gossamery
choice
lovely
filmy
recherche
feathery
wispy
fine-grained
pretty
neat
charming
tasteful
translucent
gauzy
transparent
chiffony
select
threadlike
frail
precious
rare
gauzelike
comely
delightful
lacy
attractive
superior
pleasing
well-made
see-through
polished
lightweight
skimpy
splendid
magnificent
pellucid
chiffon
unsubstantial
tiffany
divine
striking
wonderful
meticulous
fairy
aerial
rarefied
fluffy
outstanding
superb
very thin
cobwebby
subtile
permeable
deficient
gossamer-like
limpid
lucid
consummate
excellent
superlative
perfect
trim
petite
intangible
shadowy
flawless
admirable
gorgeous
slim
unworldly
otherworldly
ghostly
wraithlike
vapory
gaseous
waiflike
eerie
vaporous
irreproachable
exacting
incomparable
good-looking
matchless
well-crafted
peerless
well-executed
dinky
gentle
silky
papery
fair
deft
cute
tender
sweet
bonny
feeble
darling
shimmering
wafer-thin
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Heavy
heightened
heavy
complex
complicated
concentrated
confused
fierce
formidable
grave
grievous
hard
harsh
intense
intensive
intolerable
knotty
labouredUK
laboredUS
laborious
onerous
oppressive
profound
recondite
rough
serious
solemn
stormy
strenuous
te
Adjective
▲
Difficult for the mind to grasp
intangible
impalpable
abstract
invisible
airy
ethereal
incorporeal
insubstantial
non-physical
untouchable
aerial
bodiless
dim
disembodied
immaterial
unembodied
vague
elusive
ghostly
indefinite
phantom
shadowy
spectral
spiritual
supernatural
transcendental
unbodied
unearthly
unreal
wraithlike
discarnate
disincarnate
evanescent
phantasmal
phantasmic
unsubstantial
eluding
evading
evasive
hypothetical
imperceptible
imperceptible to the touch
imponderable
inappreciable
indeterminate
insensible
rare
slender
slight
unapparent
uncertain
unobservable
unquantifiable
unsure
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Involving or concerned with applied and industrial sciences
technical
scientific
technological
practical
specialisedUK
specializedUS
applied
high-tech
hi-tech
engineering
non-theoretical
skilled
specialist
applying science
expert
industrial
methodical
methodological
occupational
precise
procedural
professional
restricted
scholarly
special
techy
vocational
concerning details
mechanical
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