Cryptic
Cryptic adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: the oracle offered only cryptic predictions that could be interpreted any number of different ways
Obfuscatory and cryptic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obfuscatory" instead an adjective "Cryptic".
Obfuscatory
Cryptic and obfuscatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cryptic" instead an adjective "Obfuscatory".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- deep and cryptic
- deep and obfuscatory
- obscure and cryptic
- obscure and obfuscatory
- ambiguous and cryptic
- ambiguous and obfuscatory
- arcane and cryptic
- arcane and obfuscatory
- puzzling and cryptic
- puzzling and obfuscatory
- inscrutable and cryptic
- inscrutable and obfuscatory
- mysterious and cryptic
- mysterious and obfuscatory
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Obfuscatory and Cryptic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cryptic/obfuscatory
Cryptic & Obfuscatory. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cryptic/obfuscatory>.
Obfuscatory or Cryptic. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cryptic/obfuscatory.
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