31
perplexing(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, rough)
28
enigmatic(adjective, hard, knowledge, evil, obscure)
27
mysterious(adjective, hard, knowledge, evil, obscure)
24
baffling(adjective, difficult, strange, mysterious, complicated)
24
mystifying(adjective, hard, knowledge, evil, obscure)
19
obscure(adjective, dark, strange, uncertain, complex)
19
confusing(adjective, hard, false, uncertain, awkward)
17
abstruse(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
17
ambiguous(adjective, obscure, dark, uncertain, vague)
17
incomprehensible(adjective, obscure, dark, strange, mysterious)
15
cryptic(adjective, knowledge, evil, obscure, difficult)
13
unclear(adjective, obscure, uncertain, vague, ambiguous)
11
bewildering(adjective, hard, obscure, false, awkward)
11
curious(adjective, extraordinary, unusual, strange, exceptional)
11
intricate(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
10
complex(adjective, hard, fancy, difficult, heavy)
10
confounding(adjective, hard, false, tricky, ambiguous)
10
difficult(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, strange)
10
uncertain(dark, vague, unclear, tricky, ambiguous)
10
unfathomable(adjective, obscure, dark, strange, sophisticated)
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