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   inscrutable

   /ɪnˈskruːtəb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. impossible to understand or interpret: "Guy looked blankly inscrutable" Similar enigmaticunreadableimpenetrablemysteriousimpossible to interpretcrypticunexpressiveinexpressiveemotionlessunemotionalexpressionlessimpassiveblankvacantdeadpandispassionateinformal:poker-facedmysteriousinexplicableunexplainableincomprehensiblebeyond comprehensionbeyond understandingimpossible to understandunintelligibleimpenetrableunfathomablefathomlessopaquepuzzlingperplexingbafflingbewilderingconfusingabstrusearcaneobscureliterary:sibyllinearchaic:wilderingOpposite expressivetransparent

   Word Origin late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin inscrutabilis, from in- ‘not’ + scrutari ‘to search’ (see scrutiny).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inscrutability noun
   • 2. inscrutably adverb
   • 3. inscrutableness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINSCRUTABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INSCRUTABLE definition: 1. not showing emotions or thoughts and therefore very difficult to understand or get to know: 2…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of INSCRUTABLE is not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious. How to use inscrutable in a sentence. Did you know?

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   incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. Synonyms: undiscoverable, inexplicable, incomprehensible, hidden. Antonyms: comprehensible. not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable: an inscrutable smile. incapable of being seen through physically; physically impenetrable: the inscrutable depths of the ocean.

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   Any person or thing that's mysterious, mystifying, hard to read, or impossible to interpret is inscrutable. You ever notice how it's hard to tell what some people are thinking? Those folks are inscrutable.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINSCRUTABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   INSCRUTABLE meaning: 1. not showing emotions or thoughts and therefore very difficult to understand or get to know: 2…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINSCRUTABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a person or their expression is inscrutable, it is very hard to know what they are really thinking or what they mean. In public he remained inscrutable. More Synonyms of inscrutable

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › inscrutableInscrutable - definition of inscrutable by The Free Dictionary

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   Define inscrutable. inscrutable synonyms, inscrutable pronunciation, inscrutable translation, English dictionary definition of inscrutable. adj. Difficult to understand or interpret; impenetrable: "that little creature, whose innocent life had sprung, by the inscrutable decree of Providence ......

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   Jun 2, 2024 · Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret . Synonyms: ineffable; see also Thesaurus: incomprehensible. His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › inscrutableINSCRUTABLE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    If a person or their expression is inscrutable, it is very hard to know what they are really thinking or what they mean. [...]

11. www.yourdictionary.com › inscrutableInscrutable Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.