25
perplexing(verb, adjective, hard, obscure, difficult)
24
puzzling(adjective, difficult, strange, mysterious, complicated)
21
confusing(verb, adjective, hard, delicate, loose)
19
mystifying(adjective, obscure, delicate, strange, complex)
16
enigmatic(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, solid)
15
mysterious(adjective, hard, obscure, delicate, strange)
14
knotty(adjective, hard, tough, difficult, awkward)
12
incomprehensible(adjective, obscure, difficult, solid, strange)
10
bewildering(adjective, hard, delicate, loose, complex)
9
confounding(adjective, hard, delicate, complex, tricky)
9
difficult(adjective, hard, obscure, strange, uncertain)
9
problematic
9
problematical(adjective, hard, delicate, complex, tricky)
8
obscure(adjective, hard, difficult, solid, strange)
8
tough(adjective, difficult, laborious)
8
unfathomable(adjective, hard, obscure, difficult, solid)
7
complex(adjective, hard, difficult, delicate, loose)
7
inexplicable(adjective, hard, obscure, delicate, solid)
7
intricate(adjective, hard, difficult, complex, awkward)
6
cryptic(adjective, obscure, difficult, dark, strange)
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