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
Uncertain and cryptic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Uncertain" instead an adjective "Cryptic".
Uncertain
Uncertain adjective - Likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly.
Cryptic and uncertain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cryptic" instead an adjective "Uncertain".
Nearby Words: uncertainty, uncertainly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dubious and cryptic
- dubious and uncertain
- questionable and cryptic
- questionable and uncertain
- obscure and cryptic
- obscure and uncertain
- unclear and cryptic
- unclear and uncertain
- ambiguous and cryptic
- ambiguous and uncertain
- doubtful and cryptic
- doubtful and uncertain
- vague and cryptic
- vague and uncertain
Both words in one sentence
- When threats against Cryptic, PWE and its workers were made, the topic was locked and deleted, but a new one was put up by mods and told the players under no uncertain terms that if they pulled that bullshit again, discussions like that might be banned along with them.
-
Then in Late July 2014 Aykroyd was on The Today Show and again claimed that production would begin in Spring 2015, though he was cryptic about it and said it was uncertain who would be involved with it.
Source: Saved from Development Hell
Cite this Source
Uncertain and Cryptic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cryptic/uncertain
Cryptic & Uncertain. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cryptic/uncertain>.
Uncertain or Cryptic. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cryptic/uncertain.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "cryptic" and "uncertain" have occurred on timeline