Baffled by Sherlock Holmes' cryptic remarks, Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
Source: tatoeba (2002)
Cryptic
/ˈkɹɪptɪk/
Synonyms for "cryptic" (139 found)
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Adjective(10 words)
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Adjective(10 words)
enigmaticequivocalesotericevasivefinehermetichibernatinghiddenhush hushhush-hushincomprehensibleindefiniteinexplicableinscrutablelatentlurkingmuffledmurkymysteriousmystic
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Noun(7 words)
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Adjective(15 words)
obscure forest processesobscure textobscure wordingopaquestoracularpuzzle-likeqabalisticrhetorical ambiguityrunicsibyllicsibyllineslipperyunclear diagramunintelligibleunknowable
Noun(4 words)
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5 entriescryptic cluecryptic crosswordcryptic messagecryptic notecryptic remark
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4 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Things are getting a little more cryptic!
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Tom was writing cryptic notes in a cipher.
Source: tatoeba (6108746)
Samuel R. Delany is a mulatto American sci-fi writer. His interesting writings often entail sexual issues in an outer space setting. Whilst the writings of the British knighted sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke are less titillating, he ventures into cryptic sexual symbolisms.
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