Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for enigmatic

Two senses of enigmatic live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

not clear to the understanding

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

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

puzzling

Same sentence, swapped: I didn't grasp the meaning of that puzzling comment until much later.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for enigmatic as it is used in the sentence above.

concealed
uncertain
restricted

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 5, SummitThinking and knowing

resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought

The old prophet spoke in enigmatic phrases nobody could interpret.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

oracular

Same sentence, swapped: The old prophet spoke in oracular phrases nobody could interpret.

Close but different

unfamiliar
wondrous
untouched

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