Cryptic and Evident

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Cryptic

Cryptic adjective - Being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain.
Usage example: puzzled by the cryptic e-mail message left on his computer
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Evident is an antonym for cryptic.
Nearby Words: crypt, cryptograph, cryptography, cryptographic, cryptically

Evident

Evident adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Usage example: the man was discovered dead in his apartment, but there were no evident signs of foul play
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Cryptic is an antonym for evident.
Nearby Words: evidence, evidently, evidential, evidentness, evidentially
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