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- Dictionarymysterious/mɪˈstɪərɪəs/
adjective
- 1. difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify: "his colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of MYSTERIOUS is of, relating to, or constituting mystery. How to use mysterious in a sentence.
strange, not known, or not understood: She's an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has given. He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder. Synonyms. cryptic. enigmatic. inscrutable. Fewer examples.
strange, not known, or not understood: She's an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has given. He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder. Synonyms. cryptic. enigmatic. inscrutable. Fewer examples.
(of a place) seeming strange or secret. The gardens looked dark and mysterious in the twilight. (especially of people) strange and interesting because you do not know much about them synonym enigmatic. She meets a mysterious stranger who offers to help her. Her last years remain somewhat mysterious. Extra Examples.
Something that is mysterious has a secret-like quality that makes it hard to understand or define, like your mysterious answers that made your friends curious about what you were really up to.
adj. 1. involving or full of mystery: a mysterious phone call. 2. suggesting or implying a mystery: a mysterious smile. 3. puzzling; inexplicable: a mysterious inscription on an ancient tomb.
Someone or something that is mysterious is strange and is not known about or understood. He died in mysterious circumstances. A mysterious illness confined him to bed for over a month. The whole thing seems very mysterious. He began to feel sympathy for this slightly mysterious man.
full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence. Synonyms: cryptic, occult, esoteric, secret. implying or suggesting a mystery: a mysterious smile. of obscure nature, meaning, origin, etc.; puzzling; inexplicable: a mysterious inscription on the ancient tomb.
Arousing wonder or curiosity, especially by being difficult to explain or understand. The mysterious disappearance of the relevant files.
Jun 2, 2024 · Deliberately evasive or enigmatic . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: covert. Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want. Derived terms. [ edit] God works in mysterious ways.
