1
as in cryptic
being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain
the huge stone statues on Easter Island are ancient, mysterious, and haunting
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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
the stranger's mysterious prediction
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Recent Examples of mysterious
Oud and Spice: Notes of oud, or spice-forward variations add a mysterious aura to a fragrance, and work well for evening dates.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Taken together, these perfume notes are unique, mysterious and complex.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
The black comedy’s 2018 predecessor stars Kendrick as a widowed mommy vlogger who becomes bewitched by the chic and mysterious Emily, another mother at their kids’ school.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
The groundbreaking find, the researchers claim, could reshape our understanding of the universe and its most powerful and mysterious signals.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Taken together, these perfume notes are unique, mysterious and complex.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
The black comedy’s 2018 predecessor stars Kendrick as a widowed mommy vlogger who becomes bewitched by the chic and mysterious Emily, another mother at their kids’ school.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
The groundbreaking find, the researchers claim, could reshape our understanding of the universe and its most powerful and mysterious signals.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mysterious
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But the child’s uncle departed with a cryptic comment when he was told how happy his brother’s family had appeared to their neighbors.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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All while his admittedly gorgeous leading lady plays a cryptic symbol?—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Their reasoning is ambiguous and the move is likely to put moderate Republicans facing reelection in swing districts in an uncomfortable position.—
Lee Hamilton,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Executive orders have nearly always been legally ambiguous.—
Meredith Conroy,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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But Hujar is an enigmatic figure and a biographical portrayal wasn’t exactly on the cards.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Hot Milk is spare, rigorously structured but enigmatic, with a shocking ending that could fuel weeks of argument.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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From Walgreens and Red Lobster to Big Lots and Family Dollar, hundreds of retail locations went dark as part of an ongoing, years-long trend oft attributed to the ongoing economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the prevalence of online shopping.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Without robust funding, some labs will simply go dark.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 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
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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
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Customers can make an appointment to browse the merchandise, including furniture, jewelry, silver, and obscure objects from around the globe, before placing their bids in the auctions, which are held exclusively online.—
Frances MacDougall,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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Players carry fake guns – such as water pistols – while concealing their identities and running through areas and hiding in obscure places.—
Julia Bonavita,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Du Maurier makes good use of many of the usual tropes of the Gothic genre, especially uncanny doubling: Relentlessly and unfavorably compared to the Manderley estate’s bewitching former mistress, the nameless narrator is pushed to the brink of sanity by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Those retouching features can look uncanny, though, and are processor-intensive.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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Turning SoHo's Juniper Showroom into an ethereal garden, the open floor plan allowed for a continuous display of multi-dimensional, otherworldly designs that layered lush pink, bright green and deep purple renewable materials.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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For a deeper and more personalized analysis of puzzle difficulty, please visit Connections Bot.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Mysterious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mysterious. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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