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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
An enigmatic victim In life, Guerrero De Aguasvivas flashed a smile when surrounded by loved ones, celebrating birthdays and enjoying days out on the beach, according to video montages posted on her social media accounts.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
But the fragments pose new mysteries as well, including riddles contained in the enigmatic runic markings, which are proving difficult to translate, as well as surprising clues as to the identities of the carvers themselves.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Each in his way stands as an enigmatic avatar of middlebrow, midcentury, Manhattan-centric American culture.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Despite its enigmatic nature, Rafflesia species have long been used for medicinal purposes by Indigenous Peoples and, more recently, as a source of revenue generated by ecotourism.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
But the fragments pose new mysteries as well, including riddles contained in the enigmatic runic markings, which are proving difficult to translate, as well as surprising clues as to the identities of the carvers themselves.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
Each in his way stands as an enigmatic avatar of middlebrow, midcentury, Manhattan-centric American culture.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Despite its enigmatic nature, Rafflesia species have long been used for medicinal purposes by Indigenous Peoples and, more recently, as a source of revenue generated by ecotourism.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enigmatic
Adjective
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After his first game since Feb. 26, Porziņģis detailed his long journey back from a mysterious illness.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Everyone is a suspect, and there’s a lot of buildup to finding out what happened at a fateful St. Patrick’s Day party 15 years prior — especially when Chelsea (Ilana Glazer) makes a mysterious reference to an incident that made the entire school ostracize her.—
Marianne Eloise,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Boat Rocker’s slate currently comprises the likes of 1980s throwback dark comedy Video Nasty, drama series Mix Tape and Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber’s Sundance 2024 doc War Game.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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The outage was random and intermittent, lasting for 45 minutes at a time, then resuming only to go dark again for another 45 minutes.—
John Brandon,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Women possessed by the gods were oracles, predicting the future in cryptic utterances.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Escher String Quartet Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road, Storrs The Escher String Quartet, named for the cryptic artist M.C. Escher, performs pieces by Ravel, Mendelssohn and Mozart on March 4 at 7:30 p.m. $39, $37 seniors, free for students and youth.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Team Harris’s strategy appeared to rely heavily on a short campaign window, with a sparse interview schedule, slow windup to unscripted events, and ambiguous policy positions.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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Instead, security leaders typically present compliance checklists, regulatory obligations and ambiguous risk scores that executives then struggle to translate into financial and operational impact.—
Jerry Layden,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Healy Lake members have long considered their dogs to be mystic companions, according to Combs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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My personal favorites are the more inscrutable pieces like the Black Cat Tips mural on Charlotte Avenue.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Parthenope is inscrutable yet expressive, insolent yet heroic, magnetic yet unattainable, loving yet selfish.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Courtenay Brown Mar 6, 2025 - Business Trump stares down early economic potholes Buy your local economist a drink: The economic backdrop is more chaotic and uncertain than it's been in years — a result of fast-moving and sometimes vague Trump policy.—
Axios,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Having lost an extra 30 minutes in the meeting above, another manager speeds through a document review, providing only vague feedback to her direct report.—
Shani Harmon,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Mars will shrink, appearing as a faint reddish speck against the sky.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Any faint chance of heading the panel was decades away.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Enigmatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enigmatic. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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