Mysterious
Mysterious adjective - Being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain.
Usage example: the huge stone statues on Easter Island are ancient, mysterious, and haunting
Nearby Words: mystery, mysteriously
Obvious
Obvious adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Usage example: that remark was an obvious joke, so lighten up
Mysterious is an antonym for obvious.
Nearby Words: obviously, obviousness
Both words in one sentence
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Obvious Stunt Double: The first episode has Chuck being burglarized by a "mysterious" masked ninja, later clearly revealed to be Sarah.
Source: Series / Chuck -
Some of the requests are also obvious references; a mysterious Richard asks for a sample of Gaius dumplings and calls them "competition".
Source: Video Game / Tales of Xillia 2 - It was obvious, though; the orange paperweight was still mysterious, and there were still a few loose ends about Art's speculation on Mass Effect 2.
Source: Fan Fic / Mass Vexations
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