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Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure
Not explicit
Having an inclination to secrecy
Relating to, using, or resembling magic
Characterized by a lack of sincerity
Secret
Concealed
Neatly brief and concise
(
of something abstract
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Adjective
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Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure
mysterious
inscrutable
obscure
enigmatic
mystifying
arcane
inexplicable
perplexing
ambiguous
impenetrable
incomprehensible
puzzling
recondite
abstruse
oracular
unfathomable
confusing
deep
elliptical
equivocal
mystic
secret
dark
Delphic
elliptic
murky
nebulous
oblique
opaque
uncanny
esoteric
fuliginous
apocryphal
cabalistic
coded
Delphian
enigmatical
evasive
hidden
mystical
occult
secretive
strange
tenebrous
unclear
vague
veiled
double-edged
hard to understand
as clear as mud
baffling
bewildering
difficult
complicated
unintelligible
complex
involved
profound
hard
unknowable
concealed
cabbalistic
unaccountable
intricate
sibylline
covert
indecipherable
clandestine
abstract
hermetic
sphinxlike
fathomless
unexplained
involuted
hermetical
knotty
wildering
involute
labyrinthine
incognizable
shadowy
unexplainable
convoluted
beyond comprehension
difficult to understand
little known
clear as mud
insoluble
over one's head
ungraspable
uncertain
indistinct
undecipherable
hazy
elaborate
heavy
paradoxical
tangled
unreadable
sophisticated
unknown
beyond one
thorny
illegible
tricky
fiddly
subtle
inconceivable
indefinite
Greek
beyond one's grasp
impossible to understand
recherché
bemusing
dense
jumbled
confused
tortuous
serpentine
detailed
fancy
weird
labyrinthian
byzantine
problematical
entangled
interlaced
peculiar
odd
rarefied
Daedalian
Gordian
Byzantine
full of twists and turns
poker-faced
blank
unrevealed
unimaginable
deadpan
dubious
obfuscated
indiscernible
doubtful
ulterior
impassive
expressionless
beats me
inexplicit
furtive
orphic
acroamatic
shrouded
magical
clouded
cloaked
confounding
muddled
uncomprehensible
black
unsolvable
bamboozling
surprising
impossible to interpret
sphinx-like
incalculable
baroque
daedal
cumbersome
cloak-and-dagger
Greek to me
knotted
mixed
tough
troublesome
clear as dishwater
above one's head
hi-tech
Daedalean
two-edged
enciphered
classified
encoded
indirect
private
elusive
insolvable
fanciful
supernatural
curious
inner
bizarre
hypermetric
indeterminate
subliminal
beyond understanding
undiscoverable
funny
queer
cryptical
foggy
inexact
little-known
pedantic
Alexandrian
scholarly
academic
out-of-the-way
unnatural
unsolved
mysterial
ineffable
secreted
imprecise
debatable
reticent
discreet
unsettled
vacillating
stealthy
teasing
stickling
stumping
anagogic
amphibological
nubilous
purblind
imperceptive
inaccessible
challenging
undetermined
undefined
indistinguishable
shrouded in mystery
cagey
subjective
beyond you
full of surprises
obscured
surreptitious
meaningless
inarticulate
incoherent
too deep
mind-boggling
hard to solve
vexing
rambling
advanced
gnarly
hard to explain
mind-bending
thought-provoking
hard to follow
open to question
uninterpretable
riddling
ill-defined
garbled
technical
incredible
illogical
indecisive
far-out
non-committal
ravelled
UK
winding
sinuous
twisted
circuitous
slurred
mumbled
ornate
complicate
multifaceted
multifarious
variegated
rococo
heterogeneous
nuanced
not easily understood
scrambled
senseless
raveled
US
anonymous
high-tech
can of worms
maze-like
mixed up
long-drawn-out
drawn-out
unexplicit
inaudible
unidentified
unemotional
emotionless
inexpressive
unexpressive
all Greek to someone
too hard to understand
double Dutch
too difficult to understand
beyond your grasp
above your head
all Greek to you
dispassionate
vacant
nameless
unnamed
undisclosed
all Greek to me
unspecified
faceless
incognito
unsung
mystery
arduous
problematic
inexplainable
underlying
unanswerable
indescribable
undefinable
personal
undercover
inextricable
awkward
repressed
unapparent
individual
internal
mazy
covered
intense
dry
weighty
serious
metaphysical
intimate
unresolvable
intellectual
cerebral
highbrow
mazelike
taxing
irresolvable
unresolved
unconcluded
refined
without a solution
unable to be solved
indigestible
labyrinthial
labyrinthical
labyrinthiform
labyrinthic
labyrinthal
unusual
astonishing
unparalleled
extraordinary
freakish
freak
uphill
terrible
ramified
reticular
formidable
effortful
freaky
fluky
spooky
rum
unheard-of
unwonted
uncommon
disguised
off the wall
implied
subconscious
masked
suppressed
underhand
underground
muffled
conspiratorial
hush-hush
camouflaged
sneaky
muttered
halting
faltering
hesitant
backstairs
closet
hinted at
hesitating
stuttering
stammering
stumbling
sly
sneak
privy
underhanded
sneaking
stealth
shifty
speechless
mute
voiceless
in ambush
on the QT
unenlightened
hugger-mugger
behind someone's back
behind-the-scenes
unseen
top-secret
surprise
backdoor
hole-and-corner
unexposed
unrecognizable
US
invisible
shielded
unrecognisable
UK
hooded
screened
roundabout
tongue-tied
disjointed
unvocal
mumbling
blurred
maundering
clumsy
poorly spoken
more ❯
“He's always been a
cryptic
songwriter, fond of oblique references and catchy off-the-wall phrasings.”
Adjective
▲
Not explicit
inexplicit
vague
unclear
ambiguous
obscure
indefinite
indistinct
equivocal
uncertain
imprecise
hazy
enigmatic
indeterminate
dubious
nebulous
doubtful
fuzzy
puzzling
enigmatical
opaque
questionable
unintelligible
inconclusive
muzzy
sketchy
tenebrous
muddy
cloudy
impressionistic
clear as dishwater
debatable
perplexing
inexact
confusing
misleading
arcane
arguable
equivocating
mysterious
abstruse
gnomic
confused
unsettled
paradoxical
occult
Delphic
open to debate
open to argument
open to question
unsure
elusive
borderline
dubitable
clouded
mystic
inscrutable
indecisive
ambivalent
unresolved
in doubt
undecided
double-edged
clear as mud
oblique
prevaricating
problematic
disputable
roundabout
suspicious
suspect
circumlocutory
circuitous
periphrastic
oracular
shifty
doubtable
problematical
in question
undetermined
unconfirmed
riddling
iffy
unknown
intangible
undefined
open
dodgy
two-edged
blurred
ill-defined
up in the air
hinky
at issue
chancy
polysemantic
polysemous
polysemic
dual
multivocal
unestablished
unascertained
shady
fishy
twofold
yet to be decided
queer
shaky
indirect
double
slippery
cagey
deceptive
gray
US
grey
UK
cunning
devious
shuffling
tricky
deceitful
dissembling
sophistical
casuistical
casuistic
elusory
stonewalling
false
evasive
noncommittal
non-committal
moot
contentious
speculative
unpredictable
incalculable
indistinguishable
unforeseeable
controversial
controvertible
unverified
unreliable
unprovable
unproven
negotiable
apocryphal
in dispute
issuable
marginal
hesitant
muffled
spurious
disputed
dicey
shadowy
indiscernible
weak
irresolute
wavering
not definite
open to doubt
under advisement
flimsy
not obvious
under examination
open to discussion
hypothetical
contingent
vacillating
foggy
in the balance
fuliginous
duplicitous
blurry
murky
contradictory
muddled
dark
elliptic
deep
elliptical
amphibological
unexplicit
disreputable
unsound
unsubstantiated
unsupported
undependable
unfounded
contestable
conjectural
tenuous
groundless
untrue
baseless
unjustified
untrustworthy
uncorroborated
unreasonable
mootable
foundationless
ill-founded
specious
unconvincing
erroneous
without basis
without foundation
inaccurate
unwarranted
contested
ungrounded
pending
invalid
nonvalid
fallible
fallacious
touch and go
up for discussion
fabricated
misguided
wrong
untested
unattested
not backed up by evidence
imaginary
unjustifiable
idle
risky
in limbo
betwixt and between
the jury's out
bone of contention
vain
hairy
between sixes and sevens
vexed
between rock and hard place
suppositious
misinformed
gratuitous
bottomless
illogical
unauthenticated
trumped-up
implausible
up for grabs
fake
rocky
frontier
unconcluded
assumed
exceptionable
debated
incorrect
mistaken
defective
contended
subject to debate
unlikely
suppositive
delicate
presumed
empty
unfinished
flakey
US
pseudo
unstable
sham
flaky
UK
uncalled-for
difficult
mixed
awkward
woolly
UK
wide of the mark
off-target
precarious
hot-button
trumped up
bewildering
incomplete
not yet established
unreal
imperfect
wooly
US
inadequate
insecure
neither one thing nor the other
neither fish nor fowl
unsafe
tentative
challenging
fictitious
mythical
legendary
concerned
troubled
worried
anxious
apprehensive
disquieted
unclassifiable
improbable
reasonless
untenable
uncanonical
sub judice
peripheral
bordering
open to suspicion
unprovoked
unapt
far from certain
a controversial subject
a live issue
on ice
a moot point
made-up
without substantiation
without merit
unsubstantial
far-fetched
unauthorized
US
a matter of opinion
not validated
untruthful
mendacious
off-base
loose
on the back burner
under suspicion
on thin ice
hanging by a thread
generalized
US
rough
unsolved
unanswered
chimerical
illusory
irrational
invented
ungenuine
fictional
allonymous
counterfeit
bleary
disputatious
not kosher
uncalled for
not backed up
causeless
in contention
thorny
ticklish
ongoing
sticky
knotty
taxing
open for discussion
yet to be settled
not yet settled
divisive
sensitive
polemical
superficial
approximate
remote
dim
without justification
without reason
without cause
unauthorised
UK
provocative
tendentious
emotive
polemic
not reliable
not dependable
cursory
debateable
without explanation
unspecified
generalised
UK
non-specific
obfuscatory
perfunctory
hot
heated
notorious
troublesome
fractious
touch-and-go
hard to believe
unproved
much debated
under discussion
theoretical
in no man's land
unsatisfying
unsatisfactory
resolving nothing
unfateful
uneventful
proving nothing
lacking
deficient
academic
leaving matters open
suppositional
supposed
putative
still open to question
left hanging
still open to doubt
imagined
academical
notional
conjectured
theoretic
falsified
concocted
presupposed
provisory
made up
casual
assumptive
stochastic
postulated
conditional
conjecturable
refutable
guessed
presumptive
proposed
pretending
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having an inclination to secrecy
secretive
close
reticent
uncommunicative
clamlike
reserved
tight-lipped
unforthcoming
deep
secret
cagey
closemouthed
close-mouthed
dark
enigmatic
introvert
introverted
non-communicative
quiet
silent
taciturn
tight-mouthed
withdrawn
backstairs
cautious
covert
discreet
feline
furtive
guarded
hushed
mysterious
private
self-contained
sly
undercover
zipped
buttoned up
clammed up
in chambers
in privacy
in private
in the background
in the dark
on the QT
playing your cards close to your chest
restrained
shy
distant
retiring
unresponsive
unsociable
aloof
inscrutable
arcane
standoffish
diffident
cold
impenetrable
dumb
undemonstrative
obscure
abstruse
reclusive
evasive
mum
UK
modest
mystic
media-shy
cool
mom
US
unapproachable
bashful
solitary
recondite
offish
incomprehensible
laconic
mystifying
demure
enigmatical
esoteric
stand-offish
mystical
mute
hidden
close-lipped
opaque
nebulous
unfriendly
detached
unfathomable
frigid
occult
soft-spoken
unemotional
backward
puzzling
formal
veiled
untalkative
unspeaking
antisocial
muted
speechless
Delphic
remote
peaceful
inhibited
retired
equivocal
self-restrained
cabalistic
misanthropic
eremitic
collected
self-effacing
hush-hush
perplexing
inexplicable
oracular
clandestine
uncanny
murky
meek
unassuming
shrinking
chilly
strange
tongue-tied
prim
timid
coy
mild
sedate
composed
placid
uncompanionable
conventional
gentle
serene
icy
ceremonious
noncommittal
unobtrusive
baffling
ambiguous
profound
sphinxlike
elliptical
confusing
complicated
oblique
elliptic
non-committal
insoluble
unknowable
fuliginous
unclear
vague
coded
hard to understand
double-edged
as clear as mud
constrained
still
soundless
unassertive
wordless
frosty
curt
unsocial
shadowy
mumchance
insular
self-controlled
controlled
snobbish
timorous
concealed
unaffable
indecipherable
brooding
playing one's cards close to one's chest
cloak-and-dagger
sheepish
recessive
hermitic
dried up
magical
not talkative
abstract
complex
involved
nongregarious
unintelligible
intricate
hermetic
hermetical
cabbalistic
sibylline
heavy
clear as mud
apocryphal
Delphian
little known
tightlipped
inarticulate
elusive
circumspect
careful
chary
wary
dour
independent
unconversational
isolated
sullen
unexpressive
sparing
dried-up
sententious
uncommunicable
incommunicative
incommunicable
voiceless
nonvocal
short
introspective
of few words
ungregarious
hard
rarefied
difficult
backroom
mousy
inconspicuous
hermit-like
hermitical
tenebrous
inward-looking
inner
secluded
unrevealing
eremetic
not forthcoming
indrawn
hypermetric
at a loss for words
shrouded in mystery
temperate
contemplative
self-absorbed
self-interested
thoughtful
pensive
involuted
buttoning up
clamming up
tight chops
self-sufficient
impassive
stiff
passionless
soft
unexpressed
not saying boo
inaudible
tasteful
hushful
whist
could hear a pin drop
quieted
stilled
quiescent
low-pitched
unuttered
low
subdued
noiseless
muffled
zipping one's lips
buttoning one's lip
mum's the word
acroamatic
orphic
ruminative
meditative
reflective
inner-directed
self-centred
UK
humble
subtle
unamiable
all alone
dispassionate
stolid
riddling
convoluted
uninterpretable
self-centered
US
nervous
unneighbourly
uncongenial
unexplained
unfeeling
unmoved
unloving
wooden
cold-blooded
unaffectionate
contained
withdrawing
seclusive
far-out
Greek to me
not easily understood
inconceivable
technical
indecisive
illegible
incredible
illogical
clear as dishwater
inhospitable
anchoritic
eremitical
sober
bewildering
uncivil
unclubbable
hostile
rude
haughty
mopey
asocial
mopish
unneighborly
rabbity
unexpansive
Olympian
unexplainable
inobtrusive
apathetic
phlegmatic
stoic
numb
stoical
impassible
affectless
emotionless
inaccessible
dry
distrustful
inapproachable
scowling
unbending
standoff
paradoxical
unaccountable
not forward
aw-shucks
uptight
unwilling
suspicious
uppity
antagonistic
unenthusiastic
annoyed
offended
chill
impudent
impertinent
unwelcoming
lukewarm
procacious
offhand
insolent
incurious
glacial
uninterested
indifferent
teasing
doubtful
stumping
uncertain
stickling
shrouded
buttoned-up
cold-eyed
stuck-up
incalculable
dummied up
clouded
cloaked
surreptitious
wouldn't say boo to a goose
incognizable
uncomprehensible
unrevealed
recherché
too deep
black
anagogic
knotty
sphinx-like
impersonal
unsympathetic
unconcerned
calm
self-conscious
hesitant
apprehensive
embarrassed
austere
uncordial
forbidding
insecure
gelid
unconfident
disdainful
moderate
clammy
antiseptic
brittle
hard-eyed
unpretentious
fearful
stony
reluctant
staid
starchy
supercilious
conservative
uninvolved
blushing
wintry
US
wintery
UK
coldish
frozen
arctic
stilted
poker-faced
stuffy
laid-back
strait-laced
unassured
down-to-earth
disinterested
considerate
casual
unpresuming
seemly
skittish
prudent
tentative
proper
repressed
callous
cool, calm and collected
judicious
unruffled
unflappable
chaste
unexcitable
nice
stern
prudish
decorous
straight
rigid
heartless
imperturbable
simple
matter-of-fact
reasonable
uneasy
faint-hearted
abashed
steady
measured
lowly
tactful
shamefaced
self-possessed
unamicable
afraid
clinical
pompous
priggish
unostentatious
sensible
spiritless
politic
level-headed
severe
neutral
unaffected
objective
nonchalant
square
pure
alert
heedful
rational
weak-kneed
quaking
uncurious
gingerly
safe
hard-hearted
deadpan
tranquil
virginal
virtuous
impartial
watchful
vigilant
decent
attentive
laid back
calculating
flat
cold-hearted
balanced
serious
cowering
trembling
lacking courage
easily frightened
abstracted
unpassioned
unsure
disciplined
in check
cowardly
scared
unimpassioned
gutless
mannered
frightened
preoccupied
wimpish
mousey
yellow
tremulous
chicken
fainthearted
yellow-bellied
sissy
cold as ice
businesslike
strained
lost for words
awkward
cloistered
maidenly
unsentimental
diplomatic
snooty
recreant
poor-spirited
cynical
unpretending
recluse
coquettish
under control
uncomfortable
kittenish
off
proud
disagreeable
prissy
unkind
unpleasant
anxious
polite
unboastful
ungracious
ascetic
courteous
thick-skinned
hard-boiled
mim
insensible
puritanical
niminy-piminy
jittery
fogeyish
leery
overmodest
jaundiced
affected
on ice
lone
inimical
old-fashioned
stuck up
equable
plain
solemn
insouciant
arrogant
negative
correct
removed
discourteous
dumbstruck
putting on airs
wavering
dumbfounded
unbiased
untroubled
expressionless
toneless
hollow
dead
blank
bland
vacant
uncharitable
hateful
narrow-minded
insensitive
unprejudiced
bottled up
ill at ease
hardened
grouchy
strict
starched
prim and proper
pococurante
discriminating
observant
precautious
nowhere
immovable
nonemotional
fuddy-duddy
with reservations
stick-in-the-mud
easy
even
warm
uncommitted
keeping people at arm's length
struck dumb
on the lookout
with eyes peeled
spacey
spaced-out
of the old school
levelheaded
saying nothing
unable to get a word out
stony-eyed
out of it
unexcessive
bereft of speech
not given to excesses
stiff-necked
unextreme
avoidant
scary
fearsome
trepidatious
unnatural
forced
costive
frustrated
deliberate
tamed
restricted
limited
brusque
vestal
unsullied
faint
shuddering
superior
undefiled
contrived
laboured
UK
artificial
ungenial
girlish
camera-shy
arch
flirtatious
kind
socially inhibited
punctilious
mean-looking
faraway
sequestered
genuine
natural
low-keyed
half-hearted
tepid
insociable
hung up
immaculate
intact
self-doubting
retreated
aseptic
steely
flinty
unhappy
depressing
stodgy
ungainly
docile
alienated
unsmiling
passive
ashamed
ingenuous
ordinary
artless
unambitious
apologetic
respectful
simpering
complacent
perfunctory
repellent
lifeless
dubious
blenching
flinching
unpoised
low-key
unaggressive
put on airs
fierce
discouraging
off-putting
hermitlike
unenthused
unnoticeable
low-profile
uninquiring
labored
US
monastic
exact
precise
cool-headed
hard-headed
unimposing
cold-shoulder
contemptuous
withering
unagitated
inflexible
zipped one's lips
have tight chops
outside
unimpressionable
secluse
official
keeping a low profile
non-partisan
open-minded
just
fair-minded
fair
hardhearted
wise
strategic
obdurate
inexpressive
listless
coldhearted
marble
uncompassionate
blah
unwilling to mix with other people
stony-hearted
sceptical
UK
self-deprecating
free from vanity
hiding one's light under a bushel
ladylike
respectable
bureaucratic
inhuman
even-handed
unselfish
equitable
pokerfaced
resigned
late
hesitating
sluggish
intelligent
judgmatical
judgmatic
discerning
stable
tolerant
regular
silentious
unheard
innocent
unfazed
malevolent
shut away
straight arrow
by the numbers
featureless
colorless
US
soulless
gray
US
colourless
UK
grey
UK
equal
uncolored
depersonalised
UK
faceless
candid
depersonalized
US
nondiscriminatory
anonymous
monolithic
shocked
sagacious
softly-softly
kid-glove
delicate
goody-goody
old-maidish
under wraps
nonaggressive
corked up
in charge
chilled
on a leash
in control of yourself
lenient
abstinent
peaceable
straight-faced
astounded
tardy
closed up
pessimistic
inhumane
aghast
dazed
thunderstruck
amazed
awake
civil
worldly-wise
considered
not excessive
compromising
troubled
with no axe to grind
lonely
alone
unimpressible
insusceptible
earnest
dependable
settled
reliable
sober-minded
benign
even-tempered
sobersided
gobsmacked
flabbergasted
uneager
averse
disinclined
loath
indisposed
selfish
sarcastic
hating
egoistic
sardonic
egotistical
misanthropical
restless
tense
discomposed
edgy
unsettled
companionless
indurated
inexcitable
shell-shocked
strictly business
cold turkey
along for the ride
going with the flow
rolling with the punches
on lookout
having foresight
not rash
dumbstricken
obmutescent
mature
perturbed
unrelaxed
bothered
nervy
antsy
friendless
skeptical
US
unaccompanied
knocked for six
cool as cucumber
astonished
aphonic
hit for six
like a clam
poised
responsible
sound
carefree
secure
unquiet
discomforted
disquieted
discomfited
unperturbed
blithe
surly
sour
lonesome
good
full of common sense
well balanced
calculable
serious-minded
unswerving
having both feet on the ground
medium
comfortable
checked
regulated
constant
curbed
relaxed
mindful
provident
aware
special
one-off
sole
unique
singular
one
only
unworried
deadly
musty
conformist
aggressive
ill-natured
suspecting
scrupulous
shrewd
forethoughtful
lacking social skills
on edge
devil-may-care
happy-go-lucky
humourless
UK
fusty
by itself
quarrelsome
unanxious
old-fogeyish
pusillanimous
nasty
keeping a weather eye on
all ears
walking on egg shells
thinking twice
keeping on one's toes
handling with kid gloves
on your guard
belt-and-braces
watching one's step
watching out
walking on eggs
on your toes
taking it slow
playing safe
hedging one's bets
on the qui vive
on guard
on the watch
with one's eyes peeled
genteel
narrow
magisterial
fetid
US
straitlaced
important
self-important
hot
bloated
humorless
US
puffy
foetid
UK
Victorian
smug
smoky
smelly
careless
lighthearted
slaphappy
gay
lightsome
oblivious
debonair
doubting
antipathetic
menacing
adversary
obnoxious
mortal
impolite
adversarial
unmannerly
unattended
forsaken
sui generis
out-of-the-way
particular
deserted
by oneself
stag
separate
lorn
on its own
verecund
blushful
recoiling
lofty
nonplussed
cross
ill-disposed
lily-livered
against
conflicting
opposite
estranged
malicious
disaffected
malignant
spiteful
competitive
unpromising
contrary
warlike
vengeful
acrimonious
opposed
censorious
combative
grudging
gruff
unbothered
not bothered
forgetful
feckless
inattentive
lackadaisical
blind
supine
deaf
without a care in the world
at ease
not giving a toss
heedless
undisturbed
negligent
undaunted
easily embarrassed
cringey
spineless
wimpy
irresolute
unheroic
pigeonhearted
craven
pigeon-hearted
panicky
as dry as dust
cold fish
lone wolf
submissive
dismayed
intimidated
shaky
vacillating
cowed
wet
Milquetoast
capricious
bullied
unnerved
browbeaten
daunted
weak
feeble
not on speaking terms
overcareful
canny
overcautious
having cold feet
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Relating to, using, or resembling magic
magical
supernatural
magic
mystic
mystical
occult
preternatural
paranormal
uncanny
other-worldly
sorcerous
spiritualistic
cabbalistic
dark
ghostly
mythical
otherworldly
shamanistic
spectral
supernormal
unearthly
ensorcelled
extramundane
haunted
miraculous
necromantic
numinous
parapsychological
secret
superhuman
thaumaturgic
thaumaturgical
transcendent
transcendental
witching
wizardly
clairvoyant
demoniac
diabolic
eerie
fairylike
mysterious
phenomenal
runic
spooky
tranced
voodoo
weird
witchlike
enchanted
bewitched
entranced
spellbound
enchanting
spiritual
extraordinary
charmed
imaginary
unnatural
wonderful
unusual
spellbinding
marvellous
UK
marvelous
US
metaphysical
fascinating
magnetic
entrancing
telekinetic
psychic
charismatic
conjuring
theurgic
fiendish
theurgical
talismanic
fey
transmundane
strange
unreal
arcane
abnormal
possessed
unaccountable
shadowy
under a spell
ethereal
fabulous
divine
phantom
prodigious
supranatural
legendary
fantastic
bizarre
inexplicable
black
oracular
fairy-tale
breathtaking
captivating
heavenly
astonishing
creepy
orphic
eldritch
dreamlike
odd
unworldly
mystifying
ineffable
freaky
rum
remarkable
fabled
make-believe
hidden
ghostlike
sublime
exceptional
unknowable
rare
exalted
visionary
freakish
esoteric
heroic
singular
nonrational
abstruse
cabalistic
mythological
non-rational
scary
anagogic
queer
superior
supermundane
ghastly
outstanding
spookish
eery
haunting
inscrutable
awe-inspiring
out of the ordinary
lovely
bewitching
special
powerful
astrological
alchemistic
Druidical
exquisite
perfect
charming
mysterial
quixotic
telestic
fairytale-like
religious
thrilling
irresistible
hermetical
peculiar
anomalous
uncommon
curious
bizarro
uplifting
moving
inspiring
inspirational
boundless
hypernormal
unbelievable
signal
extrasensory
inspired
ghoulish
inexplainable
unheard-of
devilish
supranormal
far-out
grotesque
unprecedented
supersensory
telepathic
awful
horrific
dreadful
ominous
fearful
extraterrestrial
exceeding
unique
aberrated
extraordinaire
aberrant
especial
freak
uncustomary
atypical
irregular
unwonted
wondrous
very strange
unfathomable
fairy
impenetrable
obscure
invisible
superordinary
unknown
uncomprehensible
unintelligible
celestial
concealed
unrevealed
flakey
US
uncouth
flaky
UK
oddball
whacko
supernal
supersensual
unexplained
supersensible
supersensitive
untypical
deviative
deviant
unrepresentative
phantasmal
wraithlike
phantasmic
immaterial
inner
stargazing
great
stupendous
inhuman
alien
out-of-body
with second sight
with a sixth sense
immense
enormous
godlike
out of this world
mythic
Herculean
herculean
scaring
frightening
spine-chilling
insubstantial
sinister
hair-raising
chilling
illusory
petrifying
terrifying
blood-curdling
omnipotent
formidable
supreme
bionic
staggering
fictitious
folkloric
corpselike
eidolic
wraithy
apparitional
holy
wan
pale
cadaverous
indistinct
deathlike
vampiric
apocryphal
hypothetical
famed
imagined
traditional
proverbial
fictional
beyond human
symbolic
allegorical
parabolic
famous
storied
fanciful
storybook
made up
epic
important
impressive
incorporeal
bodiless
disembodied
intangible
unsubstantial
impalpable
discarnate
dreamy
unembodied
airy
nonmaterial
unbodied
aerial
nonphysical
unfleshly
imponderable
insensible
formless
spiritlike
asomatous
incorporate
disbodied
subjective
disincarnate
abstract
uncorporal
chimerical
philosophical
appalling
funereal
dim
non-physical
psychical
empyreal
awesome
unnerving
ontological
surprising
incredible
shadowlike
fantastical
otherwordly
non-material
uneasy
discorporate
gloomy
melodramatic
airy-fairy
superstitious
disconcerting
crawly
hallucinatory
nonmaterialistic
unlimited
unconfined
daydreaming
astral
daydreamy
psychal
subliminal
demonic
exanimate
macabre
spine-tingling
too good for this world
uncorporeal
disturbing
not of this world
nightmarish
mental
ashen
deadly
faint
hideous
deathly
disgusting
haggard
abhorrent
grisly
frightful
horrible
horrendous
anemic
US
bloodless
horrid
grim
gruesome
sepulchral
inappropriate
hyperphysical
soulless
Gothic
untouchable
theoretical
vague
anaemic
UK
elusive
indefinite
intellectual
ideal
speculative
evanescent
undead
notional
conceptual
imperceptible to the touch
evasive
indeterminate
slender
imperceptible
uncertain
unobservable
slight
unquantifiable
inappreciable
eluding
evading
unapparent
unsure
essential
deep
basic
fundamental
recondite
ideational
profound
high-flown
universal
theoretic
stunning
portentous
astounding
eye-opening
amazing
oversubtle
unpractical
academic
not material
supramundane
conjectural
jesuitic
difficult
philosophic
unphysical
suprahuman
eternal
difficult to believe
improbable
unlikely
unimaginable
bewildering
inconceivable
spectacular
striking
incomprehensible
implausible
confounding
unorthodox
perverted
pseudo
plastic
bogus
feigned
put-on
perverse
false
aberrational
mechanical
assumed
sham
affected
outlandish
mock
phoney
UK
pretended
spurious
factitious
divergent
strained
contrived
forced
artificial
devious
simulated
fake
non-typical
phony
US
deviate
pretend
concocted
labored
US
laboured
UK
contrary
ersatz
outrageous
unconforming
made-up
imitation
preposterous
staged
more than human
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Characterized by a lack of sincerity
left-handed
backhanded
indirect
ironic
ambiguous
dubious
phony
US
pretended
artificial
counterfeit
double
enigmatic
equivocal
fake
feigned
insincere
paradoxical
phoney
UK
phoney-baloney
sardonic
unctuous
hypocritical
mealy
mealymouthed
uncertain
lip
double-edged
double-dealing
double-faced
two-faced
phony-baloney
double-meaning
Janus-faced
Pecksniffian
jive
deceptive
deceitful
disingenuous
false
duplicitous
lying
faithless
dissembling
untruthful
mendacious
pretentious
perfidious
dishonest
treacherous
ambidextrous
shifty
sly
disloyal
devious
hollow
evasive
dissimulating
untrue
unfaithful
put-on
slick
snide
assumed
inauthentic
fraudulent
back-stabbing
deceiving
knavish
mala fide
dual
double-crossing
cunning
double dealing
underhanded
sneaky
guileful
misleading
artful
crafty
foxy
beguiling
backstabbing
untrustworthy
tricky
exaggerated
overdone
underhand
cynical
lacking sincerity
not candid
not frank
pretend
pseud
slippery
with tongue in cheek
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Secret
huggermugger
secret
backdoor
backstairs
camouflaged
clandestine
classified
cloak-and-dagger
close
confidential
covert
discreet
disguised
dissembled
dissimulated
furtive
hush-hush
in ambush
incognito
inside
restricted
secretive
sly
sneak
sneaky
Adjective
▲
Concealed
masked
camouflaged
concealed
covered
covered up
hidden
imperceptible
invisible
screened
undetectable
veiled
disguised
cabalistic
covert
incognito
larvate
latent
cloaked
shrouded
obscure
unseen
not visible
out of sight
secret
obscured
unrevealed
inconspicuous
undercover
masquerading
under wraps
surreptitious
unexposed
unnoticeable
buried
undetected
undisclosed
unrecognizable
US
indistinct
unrecognisable
UK
unobserved
unnoticed
indiscernible
incog
enshrouded
imperceivable
tucked away
perdu
unobtrusive
clouded
eclipsed
hidden away
impalpable
imaginary
under cover
not in sight
in the dark
out of view
undivulged
withheld
not obvious
sheltered
underground
not on view
lurking
unperceived
unrecognized
US
imagined
impenetrable
occult
dark
unsuspected
curtained
undiscovered
unidentified
unknown
implied
pretend
assumed
false
unseeable
isolated
unrecognised
UK
bearded
indistinguishable
discreet
sly
sham
fake
forged
mock
imitation
artificial
secreted
suppressed
shadowy
inappreciable
unapparent
nonexistent
unperceivable
intangible
unobservable
ghostly
insensible
unviewable
imponderable
gaseous
ethereal
vaporous
back-alley
pseudo
furtive
counterfeit
feigned
underhand
sneaky
phoney
UK
not in view
impossible to detect
indirect
privy
on the QT
private
changed
phony
US
in disguise
underlying
ill-defined
hinted at
stashed
cached
ulterior
recondite
hush-hush
planted
guarded
vague
unclear
hushed up
holed up
oblique
shielded
hooded
roundabout
sailing under false colours
put in the hole
clandestine
difficult to see
unexpressed
hard to see
hidden from sight
hidden from view
lost to view
interred
entombed
inhumed
top secret
cloistered
sequestered
dug in
coffined
confidential
strictly confidential
classified
unpublished
untold
uncommunicated
unofficial
laid to rest
consigned to the grave
sub rosa
mum
UK
conspiratorial
quiet
restricted
mom
US
stealthy
not for publication
off the record
not to be disclosed
not for circulation
not to be made public
with a lid on
closet
backstairs
underhanded
sneaking
stealth
sneak
shifty
black
ambiguous
in ambush
mystic
cloak-and-dagger
surprise
strange
unenlightened
deep
hugger-mugger
enigmatical
behind someone's back
behind-the-scenes
unintelligible
backdoor
out-of-the-way
top-secret
mystical
hole-and-corner
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Neatly brief and concise
terse
brief
concise
short
compact
crisp
curt
succinct
summary
clipped
laconic
pithy
abrupt
brusque
epigrammatic
condensed
incisive
elliptical
gruff
monosyllabic
aphoristic
blunt
neat
sententious
apothegmatic
capsule
compendious
economical
elliptic
telegraphic
thumbnail
gnomic
rude
snappy
tart
breviloquent
clear-cut
close
compendiary
exact
lean
pointed
precise
short and sweet
snappish
taut
to the point
trenchant
boiled down
in a nutshell
cut to the bone
sharp
synoptic
discourteous
snippy
offhand
unceremonious
impolite
uncivil
compressed
bluff
abbreviated
ungracious
abridged
crusty
caustic
sparing
short-spoken
brisk
brusk
harsh
no-nonsense
downright
churlish
rough
lapidary
snippety
witty
tight
surly
plain-spoken
shortened
tactless
in a few well-chosen words
cavalier
direct
potted
frank
outspoken
truncated
summarized
US
unmannerly
contracted
economic
abrasive
impatient
meaningful
undiplomatic
epigrammatical
perfunctory
meaty
straightforward
summarised
UK
matter-of-fact
distant
indelicate
rapid
uncommunicative
quick
cutting
standoffish
dusty
apophthegmatic
upfront
curtailed
crude
little
impetuous
axiomatic
small
piquant
bad-mannered
ill-mannered
straight from the shoulder
expressive
unfriendly
finely honed
clever
decisive
thoughtless
significant
cogent
bare
cursory
honed
effective
businesslike
in few words
short-and-sweet
marrowy
off
forthright
peremptory
recapped
compacted
precipitate
candid
brutal
bald
unequivocal
rehashed
run-down
down to brass tacks
not afraid to call a spade a spade
rushed
pulling no punches
honest
not beating about the bush
not mincing one's words
calling a spade a spade
speaking one's mind
distinct
outline
controlled
forceful
concentrated
telling
amusing
quick-witted
reticent
taciturn
acute
vigorous
testy
ingenious
pungent
summarizing
US
limited
censorious
judgmental
pretentious
abounding
critical
disapproving
memorable
catchy
summarising
UK
aloof
hurried
hasty
imperious
well structured
well tuned
decreased
abstracted
comprehensive
irascible
run-through
fast
diminished
in well-chosen words
petulant
ephemeral
unprolonged
lessened
make a long story short
swift
cool
short and to the point
decurtate
graceless
abbreviate
bad-tempered
dismissive
curtate
short-tempered
ill-tempered
transient
cut short
not protracted
unforthcoming
open
hearty
unconstrained
callous
inelegant
offish
good-natured
genial
approachable
friendly
slashing
scathing
drilling
acerb
severe
biting
acid
sarcastic
sardonic
acerbic
satirical
mordant
cheery
sincere
bearish
blustering
barefaced
speaking as one finds
loud
disrespectful
point-blank
stark
explicit
simple
unadorned
uncouth
impertinent
hard-hitting
undisguised
unvarnished
unqualified
unembellished
unpolished
uncompromising
insolent
unladylike
boorish
impudent
gauche
inconsiderate
ungallant
ill-bred
unhandsome
ungentlemanly
unmannered
uncalled-for
hostile
straight-talking
straight-shooting
insensitive
unkind
offensive
inhospitable
unpleasant
unfortunate
plain
straight
unreserved
plainspoken
unambiguous
forthcoming
free-spoken
truthful
openhearted
unguarded
up-front
freehearted
uninhibited
outright
up front
ingenuous
clear
transparent
out-front
categorical
free
foursquare
guileless
round
artless
real
unconcealed
naked
unmistakable
bare-faced
natural
lay it on the line
from the hip
like it is
patent
genuine
realistic
warts and all
obvious
saying what one thinks
brazen
call a spade a spade
aboveboard
unrestricted
express
flat-out
true to life
straight-out
absolute
definite
manifest
unexaggerated
upright
complete
apparent
crystal clear
talking turkey
certain
straight-from-the-shoulder
bold
unevasive
blatant
man-to-man
specific
vocal
unsparing
unveiled
unfiltered
evident
plain-speaking
palpable
lucid
point blank
straight to the point
perspicuous
raw
unfeigned
open-and-shut
calling spade a spade
laying it on the line
flat
tetchy
unadulterated
positive
unrestrained
undissembling
total
unstinting
unambivalent
pure
undeniable
nonambiguous
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undissembled
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utter
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cross
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UK
out of sorts
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US
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over-literal
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stone
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arrant
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intelligible
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wholesome
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recondite
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gossamer
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slim
fragile
thread-like
threadlike
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reedy
refined
minute
intricate
exquisite
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nice
precise
hairline
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soft
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sophisticated
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