Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "mysterious" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

God works in mysterious ways mysteriously mysteriousness the Lord works in mysterious ways unmysterious

Derived From

mystery

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

unknown

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Delphic Unknown geography Unknown intent Unknown meaning Unknown name or identity Unknown origin Unknown position anonymous chartless faceless gnomic gnomical lost nameless nontrackable oracular pathless sphinxlike traceless trackless uncharted unexplored unidentified unlocated unmapped unnamed unnavigated unsurveyed untraceable untrackable untrodden

Related Terms

ambiguous intriguing mystery strange vague

Related Terms

deliberately difficult enigmatic evasive mystery mystical mystification mystify origin quality understand unknown

Similar Terms

esoteric esoteric incomprehensible inexplicable

Synonym Network

esoteric inscrutable untraceable

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