enigmatic

1. 1.

   not clear to the understanding

   “I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later”

   “prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries”

   Synonymsenigmaticalpuzzling

   Similarincomprehensible
2. 2.

   resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought

   “the oracular sayings of Victorian poets”

   “so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it”

   “an enigmatic smile”

   Synonymsoracular

   Similarambiguous

Questions about enigmatic

What does enigmatic mean?

enigmatic means "not clear to the understanding". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in enigmatic?

enigmatic has 4 syllables: en-ig-mat-ic. The stress falls on "mat". In IPA it is /ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/.

What is another word for enigmatic?

Close synonyms include enigmatical, puzzling, oracular. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is enigmatic a common word?

enigmatic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with enigmatic?

32 words rhyme with enigmatic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.