Synonyms 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"

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

   Antonyms:
   exoteric, explicable, prolix

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

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

   Antonyms:
   prolix, exoteric, explicable

3. crypticadjective

   having a puzzling terseness

   "a cryptic note"

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

   Antonyms:
   exoteric, explicable, prolix

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1. crypticadjective

   Synonyms:
   hidden, secret, occult, enigmatical

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1. List of paraphrases for "cryptic":

   enigmatic, mysterious, encrypted

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1. 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.

2. Mark Jenkins:

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

3. Jordan Peele:

   I'm making a movie in Northern California, that's a Bay Area hip-hop classic and I wanted to explore this very relatable journey of being a parent [ and ] maybe some of the songs you listened to back in the day aren't appropriate for your kids, so that was one level, and another part was, I love songs that have a great feeling but also have a haunting element to them and I feel like the beat in that song has this inherent cryptic energy, almost reminiscent of the' Nightmare on Elm Street' soundtrack.

4. 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.

5. 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.