Abstruse
Abstruse adjective - Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.
Strange and abstruse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strange" instead an adjective "Abstruse".
Nearby Word: abstrusity
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obscure and abstruse
- obscure and strange
- perplexing and abstruse
- perplexing and strange
- puzzling and abstruse
- puzzling and strange
- mysterious and abstruse
- mysterious and strange
- incomprehensible and abstruse
- incomprehensible and strange
- unknown and abstruse
- unknown and strange
- uncanny and abstruse
- uncanny and strange
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