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▼
▲
Hard to find, capture, or achieve
Difficult to find, catch, or achieve
Difficult to remember or describe
Barely perceptible to the senses
Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way
Not permanent
Difficult for the mind to grasp
Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion
Sly, cautious, and secretive
Intellectually hard to comprehend or resolve
Unable to be achieved or obtained
Trifling
In an isolated or remote location
(
of something abstract
)
Perceived only with attention to detail or subtlety
… more ▼
▲
Adjective
▲
Hard to find, capture, or achieve
evasive
puzzling
ambiguous
baffling
misleading
deceptive
equivocal
elusory
fraudulent
illusory
fallacious
oracular
unspecific
abstract
deceitful
evanescent
fleeting
fugacious
greasy
imponderable
incomprehensible
indescribable
insubstantial
mysterious
obscure
occult
phantom
shy
stonewalling
tenuous
transient
transitory
tricky
vague
volatile
“An
elusive
answer.”
Adjective
▲
Difficult to find, catch, or achieve
evasive
fugitive
shifty
slippery
tricky
cagey
difficult to catch
difficult to track down
always on the move
difficult to find
vague
obscure
indistinct
indefinite
unclear
indeterminate
ambiguous
imprecise
inexplicit
cryptic
equivocating
inexact
equivocal
puzzling
enigmatic
perplexing
oblique
misleading
prevaricating
roundabout
circumlocutory
circuitous
gnomic
uncertain
hazy
periphrastic
nebulous
Delphic
doubtful
intangible
foggy
blurry
shadowy
murky
indistinguishable
confused
mysterious
dubious
arcane
opaque
fuzzy
confusing
indiscernible
undetermined
dark
undefined
unexplicit
tenebrous
ill-defined
hard to pin down
dim
faint
blurred
misty
amorphous
bleary
cloudy
formless
gauzy
unformed
nebulose
blear
shapeless
unsure
pale
distant
dreamlike
impalpable
indefinable
lacking definition
out of focus
unsettled
debatable
unresolved
speculative
unpredictable
incalculable
unforeseeable
borderline
abstruse
hesitant
unknown
iffy
undecided
muffled
inconclusive
suspicious
dicey
weak
dodgy
irresolute
wavering
indecisive
enigmatical
fuliginous
mystic
occult
duplicitous
inscrutable
questionable
contradictory
muddled
in the balance
up in the air
vacillating
open to question
in doubt
paradoxical
oracular
elliptic
deep
elliptical
amphibological
clouded
unintelligible
open
muzzy
disreputable
clear as mud
two-edged
double-edged
indirect
deceptive
cunning
devious
shuffling
deceitful
dissembling
sophistical
casuistical
casuistic
elusory
stonewalling
false
noncommittal
non-committal
more ❯
“There is even a personal shopping service, providing further help in tracking down that
elusive
pair of shoes.”
Adjective
▲
Difficult to remember or describe
indefinable
indefinite
subtle
baffling
indistinct
intangible
ambiguous
fleeting
impalpable
puzzling
transient
deceptive
fugitive
indescribable
transitory
unanalyzable
US
unanalysable
UK
undefinable
inexpressible
inconceivable
ineffable
unutterable
incommunicable
unspeakable
unthinkable
uncommunicable
undescribable
unimaginable
inenarrable
defying description
beggaring description
nameless
untellable
nondescript
beyond words
beyond description
unbelievable
unspecified
unspecifiable
preternatural
unheard of
sublime
abstract
inexpressable
unexpressible
more ❯
“An attempt to recapture an
elusive
memory.”
Adjective
▲
Barely perceptible to the senses
subtle
impalpable
imperceptible
indistinguishable
slight
minute
undetectable
small
fine
inappreciable
indiscernible
unnoticeable
indistinct
faint
unapparent
inconspicuous
indefinite
vague
unperceivable
imperceivable
illusive
tenuous
implied
sheer
undistinguishable
attenuate
ethereal
inferred
attenuated
thin
barely visible
hard to make out
infinitesimal
tiny
microscopic
inaudible
invisible
insensible
ephemeral
gradual
insignificant
shadowy
trivial
inconsiderable
minuscule
imponderable
evanescent
intangible
negligible
inconsequential
momentary
nanoscopic
unobservable
unobtrusive
impossible to detect
obscure
vestigial
barely perceptible
odorless
US
indetectable
untraceable
stunted
shrunken
token
hidden
odourless
UK
undiscernible
unfathomable
gentle
moderate
easy
unclear
light
teeny-weeny
teensy-weensy
not steep
minimal
slender
feeble
unseeable
undetected
unrevealed
unviewable
unintelligible
not visible
incomprehensible
soft
low
inarticulate
hard to understand
teeny
wee
atomic
itsy-bitsy
insubstantial
indefinable
incorporeal
itty-bitty
weensy
microscopical
teensy
miniature
eensy-weensy
bitsy
microminiature
bitty
weeny
extremely small
titchy
little-bitty
very small
tiddly
discarnate
immaterial
undescribable
unbodied
diminutive
little bitty
little
delicate
imperceptible to the touch
hard to define
airy
imprecise
unsubstantial
mysterious
hard to describe
disembodied
indescribable
nebulous
unable to be touched
invisible to the naked eye
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way
dishonest
deceitful
duplicitous
crooked
fraudulent
underhand
deceptive
treacherous
unscrupulous
devious
shady
tricky
false
guileful
shifty
cunning
crafty
untrustworthy
wily
sneaky
unprincipled
dishonorable
US
dishonourable
UK
underhanded
insincere
slippery
dodgy
lying
unethical
bent
designing
perfidious
corrupt
disreputable
sharp
unfair
dirty
untruthful
cheating
illegal
misleading
deceiving
traitorous
subtle
shonky
mendacious
criminal
immoral
rogue
fast
knavish
unlawful
unctuous
sneaking
swindling
unjust
villainous
recreant
defrauding
rascally
amoral
slim
roguish
truthless
malfeasant
hoodwinking
sinister
backbiting
bluffing
untrusted
double-dealing
two-faced
Janus-faced
two-timing
double-crossing
double-faced
hollow-hearted
false-hearted
scheming
artful
sly
foxy
conniving
furtive
stealthy
calculating
slick
shrewd
astute
cagey
dissembling
intriguing
smooth
captious
canny
ingenious
smart
illusory
plotting
delusive
clever
secret
Machiavellian
disingenuous
insidious
covert
beguiling
cute
manipulative
fly
cagy
carny
skillful
US
skilful
UK
evasive
nifty
mean
secretive
impish
mischievous
arch
base
wicked
vile
bad
evil
nefarious
degenerate
depraved
wrong
iniquitous
sinful
dubious
unsavoury
UK
foul
unsavory
US
despicable
ignoble
low
contemptible
illicit
reprobate
dark
vicious
improper
sordid
shameful
rotten
lawless
dissolute
unconscionable
snide
nasty
hypocritical
wrongful
discreditable
unrighteous
unreliable
faithless
scandalous
illegitimate
felonious
questionable
untrue
low-down
fake
heinous
scoundrelly
disloyal
unfaithful
phoney
UK
phony
US
fishy
counterfeit
reprehensible
seedy
abominable
venal
disgraceful
dastardly
ignominious
sleazy
detestable
debauched
perverted
flagitious
spurious
debased
black
unsportsmanlike
ungodly
unsporting
sham
artificial
wanton
shameless
barbarous
inequitable
suspicious
wretched
abhorrent
feigned
fiendish
suspect
abject
execrable
not cricket
undependable
diabolic
impure
diabolical
mercenary
unpleasant
pretended
outrageous
indecent
infamous
unwarranted
dissipated
culpable
delusory
indirect
bogus
fly-by-night
morally wrong
shoddy
warped
profane
conscienceless
against the law
below the belt
clandestine
rapacious
cutthroat
hateful
shocking
lawbreaking
malicious
cheap
iffy
backhanded
indictable
prohibited
banned
forbidden
odious
bribable
scurvy
unseemly
proscribed
corruptible
fallacious
thieving
murky
squalid
corrupted
disgusting
abandoned
beastly
repugnant
specious
licentious
seamy
low-minded
larcenous
undignified
sacrilegious
blasphemous
atrocious
monstrous
sticky-fingered
unprofessional
delinquent
light-fingered
deplorable
decadent
murderous
actionable
unauthorized
US
unholy
pilfering
malevolent
fickle
contraband
outlawed
mealy
mealymouthed
unsanctioned
phoney-baloney
phony-baloney
double
jive
pretend
deep
thievish
Pecksniffian
bootleg
kleptomaniacal
lip
surreptitious
under-the-table
stinking
exploitative
notorious
egregious
grafting
irreligious
oblique
objectionable
shabby
snidey
guilty
profligate
unsound
impious
unauthorised
UK
buyable
against the rules
godless
blameworthy
unbecoming
miscreant
unworthy
under the counter
mock
offensive
back-stabbing
degraded
tawdry
inglorious
left-handed
unlicensed
deluding
not to be trusted
predatory
fabricated
horrible
intelligent
vulpine
Punic
paltry
inconstant
dissimulating
currish
interdicted
concocted
dirty-dealing
pernicious
black-market
adulterous
verboten
worthless
unwholesome
perjured
under the table
piratic
spoliative
plunderous
invented
fibbing
apocryphal
knowing
erroneous
inaccurate
vulgar
off
maleficent
sketchy
unfounded
distasteful
inhuman
inexact
streetwise
irresponsible
louche
cowardly
unconscientious
cruel
fallen
unvirtuous
devilish
distorted
sleazoid
dangerous
errant
injurious
erring
forged
contriving
obscene
sharp-witted
invalid
slimy
low-life
adroit
contrived
incorrigible
unofficial
sorry
servile
faked
economical with the truth
counterfactual
stealing
mysterious
purchasable
fictitious
loathsome
peccable
nimble-fingered
perverse
funny
disagreeable
fair-weather
not permitted
not allowed
no good
unregenerate
irregular
unloyal
made up
not dependable
unjustified
unacceptable
doubtful
cooked-up
unreasonable
trumped-up
ruthless
not to be depended on
obnoxious
appalling
uncalled for
hollow
incorrect
unveracious
unnecessary
astucious
snaky
lowlife
undue
grubby
intentionally misleading
pseudo
opprobrious
scurrilous
inappropriate
suborned
petty
ruffianly
imitation
ambidextrous
irreverent
undesirable
beggarly
graceless
lewd
groundless
disorderly
casuistic
ill-gotten
keen
sophistical
cynical
defiled
trustless
wayward
not candid
not frank
mean-spirited
barred
spiteful
inexorable
canting
flawed
cloak-and-dagger
scummy
pawky
piratical
treasonable
back-alley
violent
vitiated
greasy
vindictive
indefensible
avaricious
scrofulous
mistaken
transgressing
virulent
self-seeking
out of order
off-colour
UK
simulated
punishable
factitious
baseless
seditious
imaginary
infernal
rebellious
renegade
demonic
uncalled-for
treasonous
menial
glib
sullied
tainted
misrepresentative
indelicate
mutinous
apostate
unconstitutional
taboo
resourceful
peccant
lowly
dexterous
US
poor
off-color
US
harmful
heavy
cod
adopted
of dubious character
dextrous
UK
on the take
under-the-counter
out of line
black-hearted
potentially illegal
betraying
off limits
contrary to law
snake in the grass
in violation of law
made-up
shadowy
equivocal
repellent
repulsive
theftuous
furacious
kleptic
hostile
salty
ornery
corruptable
praetorian
raffish
terrible
dicey
buccaneering
unjustifiable
unsatisfactory
Byzantine
stinky
queer
macabre
deviant
uncandid
sleazo
tortuous
unfrank
plausible
seeming
serpentine
imposturous
rascal
bum
catchy
condemnable
disbelieved
grotty
blackguardly
conspiring
cowboy
intolerant
unrightful
observant
risqué
negligent
beyond contempt
plundering
pillaging
heedful
sagacious
hidden
veiled
hole-and-corner
hugger-mugger
shrouded
flimflam
scam
not entirely truthful
terminologically inexact
noisome
untrusty
naughty
smutty
blamable
salacious
censurable
prevaricating
equivocating
paltering
acute
collusive
unhonest
undeserved
profiteering
grievous
inexcusable
backstairs
conspiratorial
dual
rudderless
witted
wry
self-righteous
sanctimonious
uncharitable
backstabbing
ungentlemanly
left- handed
skanky
morally bereft
ensnaring
perilous
wormlike
alert
fink
out of turn
not on
degrading
prostituted
humble
slavish
falsified
bamboozling
unsuitable
opportunist
extortionate
open
like a snake in the grass
boorish
uncouth
penal
prosecutable
crass
forsworn
mythomaniac
falsehearted
wrongdoing
adept
masterly
calculated
covetous
obliquitous
gimmicky
unsafe
selfish
arrant
no-good
subversive
barbaric
heads-up
opportunistic
unrefined
wolfish
inelegant
lamentable
caitiff
grasping
not trustworthy
contumelious
crazy like a fox
inventive
unsportsmanly
rough
pretending
proficient
politic
back-door
of bad reputation
unrespectable
shy
loose
trashy
pitiful
plebeian
common
coarse
ugly
good-for-nothing
expedient
lame
lousy
scungy
disturbing
chargeable
convictable
improvised
unbefitting
indecorous
rakish
hoax
a bit much
imaginative
deft
savvy
unchaste
faux
forbidding
playing politics
put on
playing games
padded
simoniac
simoniacal
scabby
ratty
unspeakable
double dealing
heathen
pagan
non-theistic
atheistic
unclean
non licet
racket
shoplifting
pocket-picking
pinching
deleterious
damaging
breakaway
out of place
pitiable
derogatory
libidinous
not to be relied upon
baneful
hurtful
prejudicial
nocuous
adverse
noxious
baleful
faking one out
not straightforward
lustful
rancorous
libertine
evil-minded
contemptuous
vengeful
promiscuous
non-existent
detrimental
heartless
ill
open to bribery
responsible
condemned
pornographic
whorish
bawdy
experienced
trick
saturnalian
unqualified
inauthentic
out of keeping
fast and loose
filching
bad news
gone to the dogs
a bit thick
over the fence
in bad
X-rated
doubting
of easy virtue
dud
jivey
affected
feigning
hypocritic
oily
pharisaical
unnatural
in poor taste
in low esteem
in the doghouse
faulty
malignant
satanic
unreal
fabulous
misguided
out
flighty
Tartuffian
Pharisaical
pharisaic
Pharisaic
imprecise
tricksy
dummy
unauthentic
trumped up
in error
mythological
mythical
street-smart
street smart
unbelieving
crazy like fox
quack
actorly
nonfactual
fictional
unfactual
coloured
UK
colored
US
blameful
irreverential
secular
unhallowed
unblessed
unsanctified
unconsecrated
unconverted
changeable
fluctuating
sceptical
UK
skeptical
US
wavering
unstable
capricious
changeful
smooth-spoken
smooth-tongued
hideous
pretentious
damnable
hellish
overdone
ersatz
exaggerated
so-called
not genuine
make-believe
pseud
unproven
unsubstantiated
put-on
lacking sincerity
with tongue in cheek
anarchic
terrorist
impermissible
unruly
insurrectionary
anarchical
insubordinate
disruptive
insurgent
mutinying
anarchistic
noncompliant
revolting
nonconformist
savage
disobedient
violating
turbulent
ungoverned
nihilistic
excessive
uncultivated
infringing
wildcat
uncivilised
UK
warlike
contumacious
criminogenic
unregulated
unpeaceful
uncivilized
US
disordered
racketeering
recusant
haram
tapu
off base
smoking gun
ruled out
not acceptable
without law and order
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not permanent
impermanent
temporary
passing
fleeting
transient
ephemeral
fugitive
short-lived
transitory
brief
momentary
evanescent
fugacious
flying
mortal
non-permanent
deciduous
fading
flash
fly-by-night
perishable
short
short-term
inconstant
not permanent
here today, gone tomorrow
here today and gone tomorrow
quick
flitting
cursory
volatile
temporal
meteoric
fast
swift
hasty
little
rapid
limited
unstable
instantaneous
vanishing
rushed
lightning
mutable
shifting
hurried
perfunctory
summary
moving
curtailed
flashing
unenduring
abrupt
sudden
short and sweet
gone in flash
in wink of an eye
acute
wee
vaporous
flash in the pan
small
episodic
erratic
quickie
succinct
infinitesimal
fly by night
precipitous
tenuous
interim
short-lasting
short and sharp
here-today-gone-tomorrow
short-run
overnight
of short duration
short-haul
provisional
vacating
insubstantial
migrating
transmigratory
emigrating
flighty
changeable
whirlwind
prompt
gone in a heartbeat
over in a heartbeat
going by
impulsive
human
fleshly
corporeal
physical
bodily
corporal
worldly
earthly
earthborn
natural
sublunary
creatural
animate
frail
bipedal
weak
precarious
finite
earth-born
ecce homo
more ❯
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
ghostly
indefinite
phantom
shadowy
spectral
spiritual
supernatural
transcendental
unbodied
unearthly
unreal
wraithlike
discarnate
disincarnate
evanescent
phantasmal
phantasmic
unsubstantial
abstruse
eluding
evading
evasive
hypothetical
imperceptible
imperceptible to the touch
imponderable
inappreciable
indeterminate
insensible
rare
slender
slight
unapparent
uncertain
unobservable
unquantifiable
unsure
indefinable
unclear
indescribable
mysterious
obscure
hazy
nameless
inexpressible
undescribable
unanalysable
UK
fugitive
subtle
delicate
imprecise
indiscernible
fine
indistinct
nebulous
tenuous
thin
unperceivable
hard to describe
hard to define
unanalyzable
US
unable to be touched
nonmaterial
metaphysical
nonphysical
formless
indistinguishable
unfleshly
unworldly
asomatous
undetectable
illusory
ephemeral
psychic
unnoticeable
dreamlike
heavenly
dreamy
imaginary
microscopic
celestial
inaudible
incorporate
apparitional
spiritlike
inconspicuous
disbodied
uncorporal
subjective
minute
visionary
small
infinitesimal
tiny
gradual
fanciful
chimerical
insignificant
theoretical
trivial
inconsiderable
hallucinatory
momentary
notional
numinous
unphysical
mystic
otherworldly
non-material
false
imagined
intellectual
fancied
conceptual
extramundane
philosophical
speculative
mystical
ideal
faint
discorporate
supernal
non-existent
weird
figmental
delusive
fuzzy
pure
platonic
refined
rarefied
academic
transcendent
blurry
blurred
recondite
ideational
theoretic
conjectural
bleary
gauzy
murky
foggy
unpractical
misty
opaque
pale
blear
suppositious
out of focus
ill-defined
uncorporeal
magical
magic
minuscule
occult
frivolous
nanoscopic
remote
obscured
sketchy
divine
barely perceptible
not material
obfuscated
faded
devotional
holy
sacred
imperceivable
imperfect
confused
unrealistic
unseeable
suppositional
conjectured
putative
undetected
unrevealed
unviewable
suppositive
nonconcrete
impractical
inner
not visible
impossible to detect
psychological
psychical
saintly
illusive
other-worldly
ghostlike
illusionary
inexistent
fundamental
essential
deep
basic
profound
high-flown
esoteric
universal
oversubtle
supramundane
philosophic
superhuman
suprahuman
ontological
superior
jesuitic
eternal
supermundane
difficult
supranatural
undefined
make-believe
fictitious
mythical
fabulous
unrecognizable
US
pretend
invented
undetermined
nebulose
made-up
mock
fantastic
unrecognisable
UK
cloudy
phantasmagoric
legendary
dreamed-up
lacking definition
fantasied
seeming
storybook
chimeric
mythic
artificial
fantastical
fake
imaginal
fairy-tale
fictional
pretended
ostensible
sham
insincere
phoney
UK
fabled
unnatural
supposititious
nonexistent
faux
misleading
romantic
incredible
reproduction
reachy
fictive
replica
phony
US
imitation
unbelievable
out of this world
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Adjective
▲
Reluctant to give information owing to caution or suspicion
cagey
guarded
secretive
careful
cautious
chary
circumspect
evasive
non-committal
reticent
tight-lipped
wary
discreet
equivocal
prudent
heedful
alert
watchful
vigilant
considerate
conservative
gingerly
safe
attentive
calculating
observant
leery
judicious
politic
mindful
suspicious
restrained
canny
thoughtful
diplomatic
on the lookout
tactful
reserved
discriminating
scrupulous
apprehensive
hesitant
softly-softly
on guard
reluctant
sagacious
tentative
moderate
controlled
aware
noncommittal
precautious
measured
deliberate
awake
frugal
belt-and-braces
thrifty
provident
sparing
with reservations
on the qui vive
watching one's step
on your toes
walking on eggs
watching out
playing safe
with eyes peeled
on the watch
thinking twice
keeping on one's toes
handling with kid gloves
gentle
calm
gradual
protective
unhurried
perceptive
sage
vague
unrevealing
patient
punctilious
overcareful
overcautious
wide-awake
unwasteful
saving
sly
doubting
playing your cards close to your chest
on the alert
wide awake
uneasy
loath
distrustful
sceptical
UK
mistrustful
dubious
shy
doubtful
averse
afraid
disinclined
mean
nervous
parsimonious
stingy
iffy
inhibited
miserly
constrained
skeptical
US
economical
particular
fastidious
shrewd
suspecting
forethoughtful
keeping a weather eye on
all ears
walking on egg shells
hedging your bets
taking it slow
wise
sensible
discerning
reasonable
intelligent
delicate
strategic
judgmatic
judgmatical
civil
temperate
worldly-wise
kid-glove
having foresight
on lookout
not rash
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Sly, cautious, and secretive
furtive
secret
covert
clandestine
surreptitious
sneaky
private
undercover
stealthy
underhand
sneaking
underground
backstairs
stealth
underhanded
privy
sly
sneak
hidden
secretive
conspiratorial
black
shifty
indirect
skulking
slinking
wily
slippery
cloaked
cunning
crafty
artful
shady
masked
foxy
evasive
guileful
tricky
scheming
cautious
disguised
calculating
circumspect
creepy
insidious
hush-hush
behind-the-scenes
hugger-mugger
hole-and-corner
under wraps
under-the-table
sub-rosa
behind someone's back
under the table
cloak and dagger
hole and corner
cloak-and-dagger
concealed
closet
veiled
on the QT
shrouded
confidential
devious
incognito
undisclosed
discreet
back-alley
backstair
enigmatic
cryptic
dark
designing
subtle
unscrupulous
silent
classified
unknown
mysterious
dissembled
hole-in-the-corner
unrevealed
backdoor
under-the-counter
quiet
unofficial
cagey
restricted
deep
top-secret
deceitful
clever
dishonest
camouflaged
duplicitous
conniving
reticent
treacherous
close
crooked
fraudulent
deceptive
shonky
catlike
fly
inside
slick
in ambush
slim
obscured
mystic
enigmatical
buried
surprise
shrewd
carny
astute
sharp
traitorous
feline
top secret
dissembling
intriguing
bluffing
strictly confidential
smooth
unpublished
canny
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
ingenious
illusory
plotting
captious
smart
delusive
untold
double-dealing
on the sly
unseen
sub rosa
clouded
covered
on the quiet
hushed
not for publication
off the record
not to be disclosed
not for circulation
not to be made public
in secret
dissimulated
intelligence
murky
unbowed
subversive
dirty
unfair
shorthanded
unethical
snide
quick
sideways
unauthorized
US
unauthorised
UK
spy
catty
noiseless
huggermugger
cowardly
yellow
illegal
illicit
illegitimate
creep
underneath
uncommunicated
low-down
Machiavellian
disingenuous
beguiling
cute
dodgy
untrustworthy
manipulative
cagy
incog
undeclared
unprofessed
in holes and corners
hidden away
anonymous
ulterior
skillful
US
skilful
UK
nifty
mean
mum
UK
with a lid on
mom
US
unreported
inscrutable
unidentified
nameless
unnamed
ambiguous
occult
strange
obscure
unenlightened
unintelligible
out-of-the-way
mystical
on the side
unspecified
faceless
shadowy
uncanny
impenetrable
arcane
nebulous
opaque
abstruse
unsung
protected
sphinxlike
magical
closed
privileged
intimate
backstage
esoteric
nonpublic
mystery
non-committal
offstage
inconspicuous
censored
sphinx-like
roguish
non-public
behind the scenes
under one's hat
tête-à-tête
in camera
not open
close to one's chest
one-on-one
not in the public domain
impish
arch
mischievous
uncommunicative
reserved
withdrawn
taciturn
unforthcoming
introverted
closemouthed
guarded
introvert
clamlike
zipped
coy
tight-lipped
close-mouthed
self-contained
in chambers
non-communicative
buttoned up
tight-mouthed
clammed up
in the background
in privacy
in private
playing your cards close to your chest
in the dark
personal
exclusive
sensitive
screened
undivulged
between ourselves
not visible
unnoticeable
secreted
invisible
tucked away
out of sight
kept secret
restricted access
unobtrusive
internal
inner
bosom
soft
low
strict
tight
dern
kept concealed
need to know
unacknowledged
backroom
carefully guarded
closely guarded
regulated
secondary
underlying
unexpressed
unapparent
hidden from sight
hidden from view
out of view
lost to view
off limits
closed off
sealed
unsaid
special
unrelated
unrecounted
out of bounds
allowed
granted
controlled
exceptional
limited
between you and me
under cover
between you and me and the gatepost
between you and me and the doorpost
between you and me and the wall
between you and me and the bedpost
in strict confidence
eyes-only
in confidence
not to be quoted
to be kept under wraps
not to be mentioned
not for public consumption
not public
within these four walls
for eyes only
perdu
enshrouded
unspoken
unstated
unmentioned
unnarrated
suppressed
planted
stashed
cached
recondite
unconfirmed
covered up
hushed up
holed up
unsubstantiated
uncorroborated
put in the hole
undocumented
unauthenticated
unsanctioned
unratified
uncertified
off-the-record
unendorsed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Intellectually hard to comprehend or resolve
baffling
puzzling
perplexing
impenetrable
mysterious
mystifying
inexplicable
unfathomable
incomprehensible
obscure
bewildering
enigmatic
confusing
cryptic
abstruse
unclear
unaccountable
strange
opaque
wildering
weird
unexplained
bemusing
difficult to understand
beyond one
hard to understand
over one's head
really hard
very hard
complicated
complex
intricate
difficult
involved
inscrutable
convoluted
knotty
hard
ambiguous
labyrinthine
thorny
arcane
unintelligible
tricky
elaborate
insoluble
recondite
deep
tangled
Byzantine
confounding
esoteric
problematical
Delphic
involute
troublesome
odd
tortuous
paradoxical
problematic
equivocal
beyond comprehension
oracular
unexplainable
enigmatical
unknowable
ticklish
Gordian
indecipherable
sophisticated
peculiar
mystic
occult
sibylline
elliptical
unsolvable
Daedalian
dark
byzantine
involuted
secret
awkward
tough
elliptic
spiny
labyrinthian
daedal
entangled
double-edged
hidden
taxing
fathomless
murky
vague
nebulous
confused
baroque
complicate
fuliginous
hairy
profound
serpentine
unsolved
insolvable
clear as mud
delicate
sticky
indescribable
prickly
incognizable
inextricable
sensitive
contradictory
inconsistent
dodgy
touchy
catchy
oblique
nasty
befuddling
tricksy
mystical
challenging
abstract
sphinxlike
surprising
curious
bizarre
detailed
uncanny
illogical
fiddly
fancy
ungraspable
inexplainable
undecipherable
concealed
worrying
impossible
unanswerable
trying
irksome
beyond understanding
bothersome
inconceivable
veiled
cabalistic
absurd
impossible to understand
twisted
incongruous
beyond one's grasp
secretive
mind-bending
dense
disconcerting
funny
astonishing
misleading
formidable
evasive
as clear as mud
deceptive
indefinite
unresolved
indistinct
ironic
subtle
full of twists and turns
queer
disorienting
transient
fleeting
bamboozling
undefinable
riddling
transitory
unimaginable
cabbalistic
Greek
obfuscated
beats me
uncertain
vexatious
controversial
uncomprehensible
doubtful
mazy
concerning
clandestine
hazy
winding
vexed
coded
drawn-out
hermetic
hermetical
long-drawn-out
cumbersome
nettlesome
jumbled
mixed
interlaced
knotted
arduous
out of your depth
above your head
hi-tech
gnarly
Daedalean
amazing
stunning
eye-popping
staggering
unintuitive
stupefying
astounding
indefinable
indiscernible
unresolvable
incalculable
muddling
inaccessible
shadowy
upsetting
undiscoverable
frustrating
beyond you
two-edged
unnatural
intangible
shrouded
clouded
cloaked
blurring
unsettling
full of surprises
heavy
mysterial
ineffable
hard to follow
irresolvable
unconcluded
mazelike
stealthy
unknown
muddlesome
mistakable
unusual
cryptical
fiendish
impalpable
unpleasant
subjective
cagey
unparalleled
extraordinary
freakish
freak
apocryphal
teasing
covert
Delphian
stumping
stickling
without a solution
unable to be solved
harassing
uninterpretable
too deep
freaky
fluky
mind-boggling
labyrinthial
labyrinthical
labyrinthiform
labyrinthic
labyrinthal
improbable
echinated
briery
annoying
stimulating
pointed
unanalysable
UK
fugitive
spooky
rum
vexing
rambling
thought-provoking
technical
indecisive
illegible
incredible
like herding cats
severe
little known
far-out
hard to solve
advanced
hard to explain
unheard-of
unwonted
uncommon
problem
messy
uphill
terrible
ramified
reticular
effortful
Greek to me
not easily understood
clear as dishwater
unanalyzable
US
off the wall
serious
operose
strenuous
demanding
daunting
kittle
conflicting
self-contradictory
anomalous
oxymoronic
all Greek to someone
double Dutch
too hard to understand
too difficult to understand
all Greek to you
devil of a
devilish
intractable
ravelled
UK
sinuous
circuitous
ornate
rococo
heterogeneous
multifaceted
multifarious
variegated
nuanced
muddled
thorough
raveled
US
particularized
US
painstaking
elusory
high-tech
can of worms
maze-like
mixed up
extensive
full
particular
studied
fraudulent
illusory
laboured
UK
perfected
careful
minute
exact
precise
labored
US
circumstantial
skilful
UK
imposing
skillful
US
prodigious
gingerbread
unspecific
fallacious
plotty
many-faceted
overdone
overworked
particularised
UK
refined
fugacious
deceitful
phantom
shy
greasy
imponderable
stonewalling
insubstantial
tenuous
volatile
evanescent
long-winded
high tech
blow-by-blow
highly wrought
dubious
indeterminate
foggy
tenebrous
amphibological
questionable
imprecise
inexplicit
debatable
inconclusive
inexact
fuzzy
arguable
unsettled
equivocating
iffy
borderline
ill-defined
unsure
ambivalent
gnomic
chancy
muddy
blurred
open to debate
open
in doubt
muzzy
sketchy
open to question
rarefied
disputable
dubitable
suspicious
prevaricating
false
moot
doubtable
roundabout
circumlocutory
undecided
open to argument
periphrastic
undetermined
shifty
sophistical
cloudy
casuistic
woolly
UK
casuistical
open to doubt
weak
imperfect
up in the air
wooly
US
private
hinky
polysemous
polysemic
polysemantic
in question
at issue
multivocal
inner
recherché
hypermetric
unsound
magical
acroamatic
orphic
gray
US
grey
UK
indirect
suspect
blurry
duplicitous
slippery
loose
bleary
shady
fishy
shaky
generalized
US
rough
unexplicit
disreputable
cunning
shuffling
devious
remote
dim
incomplete
dissembling
impressionistic
superficial
approximate
precarious
cursory
noncommittal
unspecified
generalised
UK
non-specific
inadequate
obfuscatory
perfunctory
spurious
specious
contentious
delusive
delusory
non-committal
wrong
unconfirmed
controvertible
inaccurate
up for grabs
deceiving
subject to debate
issuable
negotiable
mock
unpredictable
unforeseeable
indistinguishable
speculative
beguiling
unestablished
poker-faced
deluding
undefined
pseudo
distorted
contestable
mootable
hesitant
muffled
a controversial subject
not yet established
a live issue
on ice
a moot point
dicey
wavering
irresolute
disingenuous
vacillating
betwixt and between
a matter of opinion
on the back burner
touch-and-go
the jury's out
up for discussion
between sixes and sevens
between rock and hard place
bone of contention
in dispute
deadpan
misrepresentative
in the balance
unstraightforward
distracting
demagogic
blank
expressionless
impassive
unreadable
impossible to interpret
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Unable to be achieved or obtained
unreachable
unattainable
unobtainable
inaccessible
unavailable
inapproachable
untouchable
unfeasible
unachievable
unrealizable
ungettable
unapproachable
unworkable
impracticable
insurmountable
inconvenient
beyond reach
not at hand
irrealizable
unwinnable
impossible
out of the question
out of stock
ungraspable
unviable
absent
out-of-the-way
impassable
uncatchable
un-get-at-able
out-of-reach
hard to find
Adjective
▲
Trifling
quibbling
trifling
cavilling
UK
caviling
US
captious
casuistic
evasive
prevaricative
sophistic
sophistical
petty
piddling
niggling
picayune
pettifogging
nit-picking
hairsplitting
subtle
sophisticated
mean
equivocating
insignificant
minor
chicken
no-account
inconsequential
unimportant
piddly
trivial
nominal
peanut
negligible
pimping
picky
slight
paltry
measly
footling
minute
inconsiderable
fussy
piffling
frivolous
finicky
small
de minimis
Mickey Mouse
more ❯
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▲
In an isolated or remote location
hard to find
isolated
inaccessible
remote
faraway
unreachable
distant
out-of-the-way
difficult to get to
out of the way
far
far-off
secluded
godforsaken
lonesome
outlying
far-flung
unget-at-able
obscure
cut-off
lonely
in the booay
in the backwoods
Barcoo
in the backveld
beyond the black stump
in the platteland
in the back of beyond
off the beaten track
in the hinterlands
off the map
in the middle of nowhere
lone
in the sticks
jerkwater
in the tall timbers
removed
in the backblocks
hidden
away
beyond
god-knows-where
off the beaten path
backwoods
in a backwater
deep
off-lying
unapproachable
undiscovered
unfrequented
retired
sequestered
cloistered
private
far-out
inconvenient
solitary
disconnected
middle of nowhere
boondocks
unsettled
off beaten track
cut off
impervious
back
incommunicado
impassable
foreign
unknown
apart
frontier
uncontactable
in the depths of …
wild
outlandish
alien
deserted
desolate
concealed
undisturbed
unvisited
sheltered
secret
quiet
covert
far removed
far off
forsaken
tucked away
in the boondocks
outer
peripheral
outermost
detached
hard-to-reach
retreated
out of reach
withdrawn
uninhabited
external
far-removed
well away
beyond reach
separated
neglected
silenced
uninhabitable
unexplored
exotic
afar
un-get-at-able
peaceful
nonnative
hard to get to
provincial
recluse
departed
unpopulated
barren
marooned
forlorn
abroad
strange
outside
in the distance
uncivilised
UK
in the boonies
uncivilized
US
unattainable
taken out
lost
quite a ways
far flung
beyond the horizon
more ❯
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(
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Perceived only with attention to detail or subtlety
fine
subtle
narrow
tenuous
nuanced
abstruse
distinct
faint
hairsplitting
obscure
cryptic
enigmatic
esoteric
fine-spun
impalpable
petty
recondite
strict
tiny
trifling
fine-drawn
finespun
hair-splitting
delicate
minute
refined
dainty
intricate
exquisite
nice
airy
precise
hairline
exact
soft
overnice
detailed
sophisticated
minuscule
ultra-fine
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