Opaque
Opaque adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: somehow listeners seem to connect with the songwriter, despite his deeply personal, often opaque lyrics
Perplexing is a synonym for opaque in obscure topic. In some cases you can use "Perplexing" instead an adjective "Opaque", when it comes to topics like incomprehensible, hard to understand.
Nearby Words: opaqueness, opaquely
Perplexing
Perplexing adjective - Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity.
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- difficult and opaque
- difficult and perplexing
- abstruse and opaque
- abstruse and perplexing
- unfathomable and opaque
- unfathomable and perplexing
- obscure and opaque
- obscure and perplexing
- unclear and opaque
- unclear and perplexing
- ambiguous and opaque
- ambiguous and perplexing
- cryptic and opaque
- cryptic and perplexing
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