inscrutable English

Meaning inscrutable meaning

What does inscrutable mean?

inscrutable

— adjective (= cryptic, deep, mysterious, mystifying) of an obscure nature the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms a deep dark secret the inscrutable workings of Providence in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life — Rachel Carson rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands

Synonyms inscrutable synonyms

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mysterious

incomprehensible

inconceivable

impenetrable

mystifying

deep

cryptical

cryptic

unsearchable

unknowable

unintelligible

unfathomed

unfathomable

unfamiliar

unexplored

unconceivable

uncharted

traceless

suspicious

strange

sphinxlike

sibyllic

secretive

secret

mystical

mysterioso

mindboggling

intriguing

indecipherable

incognizable

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Topics inscrutable topics

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Language and thought Think Understand

Mysterious

• What words describe something that cannot be understood?
  not understandable inscrutable unfathomable incomprehensible inconceivable

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Facial expression

• What words describe a face that shows no feeling?
  expressionless impassive blank deadpan inscrutable poker-faced