Meaning & use
enigmatic
Mysterious and difficult to interpret or understand fully.
See it in a sentence
The professor gave an enigmatic smile and refused to reveal the exam questions.
Critics still debate the meaning of the painting's enigmatic central figure.
A note on using this word
Enigmatic often describes people whose motives or expressions are hard to read, rather than facts that are simply unknown.
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Words with an opposite meaning
clearobvious
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