9
impenetrable
8
cabalistic(adjective, evil, obscure, strange, deep)
8
complex(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
8
puzzling(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
7
inscrutable(adjective, obscure, dark, uncertain, sophisticated)
7
perplexing(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
6
mystifying(adjective, evil, obscure, dark, strange)
6
subtle(adjective, sharp, obscure, exact, deep)
5
baffling
5
complicated(adjective, evil, obscure, difficult, heavy)
5
covert(adjective, strange, secret, hidden, concealed)
5
hard(adjective, fancy, obscure, difficult, intense)
5
inexplicable(adjective, dark, strange, uncertain, mysterious)
5
intricate(adjective, hard, fancy, evil, obscure)
5
involved(adjective, hard, fancy, obscure, difficult)
5
private(adjective, obscure, secret, unknown, hidden)
5
vague(adjective, unintelligibility)
4
abstract(adjective, obscure, intellectual, theoretical, abstruse)
4
academic(adjective, sound, obscure, complex, knowledgeable)
4
cabbalistic
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