unintelligibility
81inscrutable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unfathomable (see unintelligibility). Ant., an open book. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. incomprehensible, mysterious, impenetrable; see blank 2 , difficult 2 , mysterious 1 , 2 , secret 1 . See… …
82mystery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. secret, enigma, puzzle, cabala; rite, sacrament. See concealment, latency, obscurity, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being mysterious] Syn. inscrutability, inscrutableness,… …
83obfuscate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. darken, obscure; bewilder. See darkness, unintelligibility. Ant., clarify, enlighten. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. obscure, muddle, confuse; see muddle 1 , confuse . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …
84obscurity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Shade Nouns 1. obscurity, dimness, darkness, obscuration, obfuscation, opacity; whiteout; shade, cloud, gloom, duskiness, etc. See concealment, invisibility, cloudiness. 2. unclearness, indefiniteness,… …
85opaque — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. obscure, nontransparent (see opacity); stupid, unintelligent; unintelligible, obtuse; dark, dull. See unintelligibility, ignorance, darkness, obscurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Impervious to… …
86paradox — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. inconsistency; oxy moron, absurdity. See difficulty, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A seeming contradiction] Syn. mystery, enigma, ambiguity; see puzzle 2 . 2. [An actual contradiction] Syn …
87perplex — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. puzzle, bewilder, confuse, mystify, confound, non plus; distract, disconcert. See difficulty, unintelligibility, doubt. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. puzzle, confound, bewilder; see confuse . See Synonym… …
88poser — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. puzzle[r], enigma; poseur, posturer. See unintelligibility, affectation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pretender] Syn. mimic, hypocrite, pretender; see cheat 1 , impostor . 2. [A mystery] Syn. problem,… …
89puzzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. riddle, conundrum, poser, enigma; mystification, perplexity, complication; dilemma, bewilderment, confusion. v. t. confound, perplex, bewilder, confuse, mystify. See difficulty, unintelligibility,… …
90riddle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. conundrum, enigma, puzzle; problem, poser. See secret, difficulty, unintelligibility. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A difficult problem] Syn. problem, puzzle, question, knotty question, doubt, quandary,… …
