Abstruse and Cognitive

Abstruse

Abstruse adjective - Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.

Cognitive and abstruse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cognitive" instead an adjective "Abstruse".

Nearby Word: abstrusity

Cognitive

Cognitive adjective - Of or being or relating to or involving cognition.

Abstruse and cognitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abstruse" instead an adjective "Cognitive".

Nearby Word: cognition
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Cognitive and Abstruse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstruse/cognitive
Abstruse & Cognitive. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstruse/cognitive>.
Cognitive or Abstruse. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstruse/cognitive.
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