What does "inscrutable" mean?

One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.

How do you pronounce "inscrutable"?

Pronounced //ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩//.

Common synonyms include: cryptic, mysterious, ambiguous, arcane, beyond understanding, cabalistic.

/ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩/ adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Noun

1
One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.

Adjective

1
Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
"His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science."

Adjective

"She looked at him with an inscrutable expression."

Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + scrūtō (“to examine”), corresponding to in- + scrutable