Enigmatic

//ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk//

Synonyms for "enigmatic" (153 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Adjective(2 words)
abstrusedense
Adjective(1 words)
enigmatical

Strong matches (46)

Adjective(1 words)
oracular

Related words (76)

Adjective(1 words)
puzzling

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Translations

63 translations across 30 languages.

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Asturian

2 entries
  • enigmáticu adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • enigmáticu adj (mysterious)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • müəmmalı adj (mysterious)
  • əsrarlı adj (mysterious)
  • əsrarəngiz adj (mysterious)

Basque

2 entries
  • enigmatiko adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • enigmatiko adj (mysterious)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • зага́дкавы adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • таямні́чы adj (pertaining to an enigma)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • зага́дъчен adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • мистерио́зен adj (mysterious)

Catalan

2 entries
  • enigmàtic adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • enigmàtic adj (mysterious)

Czech

2 entries
  • tajemný adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • záhadný adj (pertaining to an enigma)

Dutch

1 entries
  • raadselachtig adj (mysterious)

Finnish

2 entries
  • arvoituksellinen adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • mystinen adj (mysterious)

French

2 entries
  • énigmatique adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • énigmatique adj (mysterious)

Galician

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  • enigmático adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • enigmático adj (mysterious)

German

2 entries
  • mysteriös adj (mysterious)
  • rätselhaft adj (pertaining to an enigma)

Greek

2 entries
  • αινιγματικός adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • αινιγματικός adj (mysterious)

Italian

2 entries
  • enigmatico adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • enigmatico adj (mysterious)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 神秘的な adj (mysterious)
  • 謎めいた adj (pertaining to an enigma)

Korean

1 entries
  • 수수께끼의 adj (pertaining to an enigma)

Latin

2 entries
  • aenigmaticus adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • aenigmaticus adj (mysterious)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • mįslingas adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • mįslingas adj (mysterious)

Occitan

2 entries
  • enigmatic adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • enigmatic adj (mysterious)

Polish

3 entries
  • enigmatyczny adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • zagadkowy adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • zagadkowy adj (mysterious)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • enigmático adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • enigmático adj (mysterious)

Romanian

2 entries
  • enigmatic adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • enigmatic adj (mysterious)

Russian

2 entries
  • зага́дочный adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • зага́дочный adj (mysterious)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • enigmàtičan adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • enigmàtičan adj (mysterious)
  • tajànstven adj (mysterious)
  • zȁgonētan adj (mysterious)

Slovak

2 entries
  • tajomný adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • záhadný adj (pertaining to an enigma)

Spanish

3 entries
  • cabalístico adj (mysterious)
  • enigmático adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • enigmático adj (mysterious)

Swedish

1 entries
  • enigmatisk adj (pertaining to an enigma)

Turkish

1 entries
  • muğlak adj (pertaining to an enigma)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • загадко́вий adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • загадко́вий adj (mysterious)
  • таємни́чий adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • таємни́чий adj (mysterious)

Welsh

2 entries
  • enigmataidd adj (pertaining to an enigma)
  • enigmatig adj (pertaining to an enigma)

Sample sentences

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The Mona Lisa has an enigmatic smile.

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Enigmatic mining billionaire Clive Palmer has just been elected to the Australian parliament, with one of the smallest margins in history.

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As I glanced up from reading this enigmatic message, I saw Holmes chuckling at the expression upon my face.

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Mary is enigmatic.

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