Esoteric
Esoteric adjective - Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.
Usage example: metaphysics is such an esoteric subject that most people are content to leave it to the philosophers
Perplexing and esoteric are semantically related. in abstruse topic. In some cases you can use "Perplexing" instead an adjective "Esoteric".
Perplexing
Perplexing adjective - Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity.
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Synonyms for Perplexing
Esoteric and perplexing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Esoteric" instead an adjective "Perplexing".
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Related pairs
- abstract and esoteric
- abstract and perplexing
- complex and esoteric
- complex and perplexing
- difficult and esoteric
- difficult and perplexing
- abstruse and esoteric
- abstruse and perplexing
- involved and esoteric
- involved and perplexing
- obscure and esoteric
- obscure and perplexing
- cryptic and esoteric
- cryptic and perplexing
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