Cryptic and Unequivocal

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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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Unequivocal is an antonym for cryptic.

Unequivocal adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.

Usage example: few of the candidates have yet staked out unequivocal positions on the hot-button issues

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Cryptic is an antonym for unequivocal.

Nearby Word: unequivocally

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