Antonyms for cryptic
ˈkrɪp tɪkcryp·tic

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1. cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifyingadjective

   of an obscure nature

   "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"

   Antonyms:
   exoteric, explicable, prolix

   Synonyms:
   kabbalistic, mystifying, bass, cryptical, mystic, occult, secret, recondite, deep, qabalistic, orphic, inscrutable, abstruse, rich, mysterious, cabalistic, mystical, thick, sibylline

2. cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical, sibyllineadjective

   having a secret or hidden meaning

   "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther

   Antonyms:
   prolix, exoteric, explicable

   Synonyms:
   cabalistic, vatical, deep, sibylline, mysterious, inscrutable, vatic, kabbalistic, divinatory, cryptical, sibyllic, qabalistic, mystifying, mantic

3. crypticadjective

   having a puzzling terseness

   "a cryptic note"

   Antonyms:
   exoteric, explicable, prolix

   Synonyms:
   deep, inscrutable, sibylline, mysterious, kabbalistic, cryptical, qabalistic, mystifying, cabalistic

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1. crypticadjective

   Synonyms:
   hidden, secret, occult, enigmatical

How to use cryptic in a sentence?

1. Ronald Greenes:

   The actions taken that night and the cryptic decisions and statements made every step of the way since then have eroded public trust. That trust can only be regained with a transparent and robust search for the whole truth in this matter.

2. Mark Jenkins:

   Maps encourage boldness. They're like cryptic love letters. They make anything seem possible.

3. Justin Zanik:

   Change is inevitable in the NBA. I'm not trying to be cryptic or anything else, but Donovan is on our roster, and he's a very, very important part of what we're trying to do. Things evolve in the NBA, so I couldn't sit here and say anybody is [untouchable]. We're trying to build a championship team, but there's no intent [to trade Mitchell], at all.

4. Jukka Kekäläinen:

   The whole reproductive tract of the female seems to have evolved to filter out' unwanted' spermatozoa, we argue that cryptic female choice can potentially occur in multiple stages during the sperm migration from the vagina towards the unfertilized egg.

5. Dean Baquet:

   I feel like sh-t as a leader and a journalist not answering questions that I’d haveSarah Huckabee Sandersanswer, the cryptic Times memohas driven speculation inside the newsroom over what precipitated the investigation. And the lack of transparency is also striking given the Times has aggressively covered workplace matters.

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