Need another word that means the same as “arcane”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “arcane” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Arcane” are: mysterious, secret, hidden, concealed, covert, clandestine, enigmatic, dark
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “arcane” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| clandestine | Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit. She deserved better than these clandestine meetings. |
| concealed | Not accessible to view. A concealed compartment in his briefcase. |
| covert | (of a wife) being under the protection of her husband. Covert actions by the CIA. |
| dark | Having a dark hue. Keep it dark. |
| enigmatic | Not clear to the understanding. So enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it. |
| hidden | Difficult to find. Hidden valleys. |
| mysterious | Difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify. A dark mysterious windowless building. |
| secret | Of information given in confidence or in secret. Secret missions. |
| abstruse | Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. An abstruse philosophical inquiry. |
| convoluted | Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious. Walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells. |
| cryptic | Having a secret or hidden meaning- John Gunther. The new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms. |
| disappearance | The process of something ceasing to exist or be in use. He regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula. |
| eerie | Strange and frightening. An eerie feeling of deja vu. |
| enigmatic | Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious. Prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries. |
| esoteric | Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle. A compilation of esoteric philosophical theories. |
| incomprehensible | Incapable of being explained or accounted for. The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. |
| inexplicable | Incapable of being explained or accounted for. For some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank. |
| inscrutable | Of an obscure nature- Rachel. Guy looked blankly inscrutable. |
| magic | An illusory feat considered magical by naive observers. Magic signs that protect against adverse influence. |
| mysterious | Of an obscure nature- Rachel. The new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms. |
| mystery | Secrecy or obscurity. How it got out is a mystery. |
| mystic | Relating to or characteristic of mysticism. Mystical intuition. |
| necromancy | The supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future. Alchemy necromancy and other magic practices. |
| obscure | Make obscure or unclear. An obscure flaw. |
| occult | Cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention. A secret society to study alchemy and the occult. |
| odd | Not used up. When you ve got an odd five minutes could I have a word. |
| preternatural | Surpassing the ordinary or normal – George Will. Autumn had arrived with preternatural speed. |
| puzzle | A jigsaw puzzle. Those who solve this puzzle in the shortest time are eligible for awards. |
| puzzling | Causing one to be puzzled; perplexing. Only one very puzzling question remains unanswered. |
| recondite | Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. The book is full of recondite information. |
| secret | Of information given in confidence or in secret. He tried to keep his drinking a secret. |
| sibylline | Relating to or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic and mysterious. One glimpses them uttering sibylline predictions of weal and woe. |
| strange | Not known before. He s a very strange man. |
| surreal | Having the qualities of surrealism bizarre. A surreal mix of fact and fantasy. |
| unaccountable | Unable to be explained. He was not only the most charismatic man she d ever met but also the most complex and unaccountable. |
| uncanny | Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way. An uncanny feeling that she was being watched. |
| unfathomable | Incapable of being fully explored or understood. Mountains of unfathomable scale. |
| weird | Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences- John Galsworthy. A weird coincidence. |
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