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[ in-skroo-tuh-buhl ] / ɪnˈskru tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inscrutable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveincapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable. not easily understood; mysterious; unfathomable: an inscrutable smile. incapable of being seen through physically; physically impenetrable: the inscrutable depths of the ocean. Origin of inscrutableFirst recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word inscrūtābilis.See in-3, scrutable SYNONYMS FOR inscrutable1 hidden, incomprehensible, undiscoverable, inexplicable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR inscrutable ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR inscrutableSEE ANTONYMS FOR inscrutable ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for inscrutable1. See mysterious. OTHER WORDS FROM inscrutablein·scru·ta·bil·i·ty, in·scru·ta·ble·ness, nounin·scru·ta·bly, adverbWords nearby inscrutableinscape, inscribe, inscription, inscriptive, inscroll, inscrutable, insculp, inseam, in search of, in season, in secret Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inscrutable[Laughs] Nina seems to me to be the most inscrutable character—the most opaque character—and fascinating because of it. ‘The Americans’ Showrunners Dissect the Secrets of Season 2|Andrew Romano|February 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST The characters are inscrutable, the plotting careless, and, at every opportunity, Bowles subverts the dramatic stakes. American Dreams, 1943: 'Two Serious Ladies' by Jane Bowles|Nathaniel Rich|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST Jamie Malanowski on the legacy of an inscrutable rock-and-roll legend. Behind the Levon Helm Biopic 'Ain't in It For My Health'|Jamie Malanowski|April 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST An inscrutable Obama looked back at Clarke, Klaidman writes, not betraying any emotion. 7 Key Moments in Daniel Klaidman’s ‘Kill or Capture’ About Obama’s Drone War|Matthew DeLuca|June 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
What you see is already massive and inscrutable, but it is nothing compared with what might be going on beneath the surface. The Endgame Behind the Iranian Nuclear-Scientist Assassinations|Michael Adler|January 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST We have in the first place, then, completely eliminated from our discussion that "inscrutable mystery" behind the universe. The Complex Vision|John Cowper Powys But to the aged ruler, as to the aged doctor, it was an insoluble enigma, an inscrutable mystery. A Handful of Stars|Frank W. Boreham He would have found Him inscrutable, and thus would have ended his journey. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Then slowly into her gaze there crept an inscrutable expression that was not wholly without a shadow of a smile. The Law-Breakers|Ridgwell Cullum Dr. Heriot gave her an inscrutable look in which drollery came uppermost. Heriot's Choice|Rosa Nouchette Carey
British Dictionary definitions for inscrutable
adjectiveincomprehensible; mysterious or enigmatic Derived forms of inscrutableinscrutability or inscrutableness, nouninscrutably, adverbWord Origin for inscrutableC15: from Late Latin inscrūtābilis, from Latin in- 1 + scrūtārī to examine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inscrutableenigmatic, impenetrable, unintelligible, incomprehensible, unfathomable, ambiguous, arcane, cabalistic, deadpan, difficult, inexplicable, mystic, secret, unaccountable, unreadable, unexplainable, poker-faced, sphinxlike, undiscoverable, unknowable |