Arcane
Arcane adjective - Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.
Usage example: grammatical rules that seem arcane to generations of students who were never taught grammar in the first place
Uncanny
Uncanny adjective - Being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain.
Usage example: a number of uncanny parallels in the lives of the twins who had been separated at birth
Arcane and uncanny are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arcane" instead an adjective "Uncanny".
Nearby Word: uncannily
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Uncanny and Arcane. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arcane/uncanny
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