Inscrutable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Inscrutable is an adjective meaning Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
Meaning
Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.
More Meanings
- One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.
Example Sentences
She called my vanity license plate inscrutable! 'ICU81MI'? Hilarious!
His inscrutable theories would years later become the foundation of a whole new science.
The pale, inscrutable determinateness, and flinchless intrepidity of Pierre, now began to domineer upon them; for any social unusualness or greatness is sometimes most impressive in the retrospect.
It was unconscious, this smile was, though just after he had said something it got intensified for an instant. It came at the end of his speeches like a seal applied on the words to make the meaning of the commonest phrase appear absolutely inscrutable.
Word Forms
- inscrutables
Synonyms for inscrutable
Depending on context, synonyms include abstruse, dense, enigmatic, fathomless, Greek, inapprehensible.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mysterious, cryptic, mystifying, incomprehensible, inexplicable, deep.
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