{
  "enigmatical":{
    "being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain":{
      "examples":[
        "the discovery of the abandoned ship in mid ocean remains one of the most enigmatic episodes in seafaring history"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "arcane",
        "cryptic",
        "deep",
        "impenetrable",
        "inscrutable",
        "mysterious",
        "mystic",
        "occult",
        "uncanny"
      ],
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        "dark",
        "darkling",
        "fuzzy",
        "murky",
        "obscure",
        "shadowy",
        "vague",
        "ambiguous",
        "equivocal",
        "imponderable",
        "incomprehensible",
        "unfathomable",
        "unintelligible",
        "unsearchable",
        "inexplicable",
        "unaccountable",
        "unexplainable",
        "unanswerable",
        "unknowable",
        "metaphysical",
        "mystical",
        "numinous",
        "supernatural",
        "abstruse",
        "esoteric",
        "recondite",
        "baffling",
        "befuddling",
        "bewildering",
        "confounding",
        "confusing",
        "disorienting",
        "mystifying",
        "perplexing",
        "puzzling"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "fathomable",
        "intelligible",
        "understandable",
        "apparent",
        "clear",
        "evident",
        "manifest",
        "obvious",
        "open-and-shut",
        "palpable",
        "patent",
        "perspicuous",
        "plain",
        "straightforward",
        "transparent",
        "unambiguous",
        "unequivocal",
        "unmistakable"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{
      "examples":[
        "the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile"
      ],
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        "ambiguous",
        "arcane",
        "cryptic",
        "dark",
        "deep",
        "Delphic",
        "double-edged",
        "elliptical",
        "elliptic",
        "equivocal",
        "fuliginous",
        "inscrutable",
        "murky",
        "mysterious",
        "mystic",
        "nebulous",
        "obscure",
        "occult",
        "opaque"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "abstruse",
        "esoteric",
        "recondite",
        "cloaked",
        "concealed",
        "disguised",
        "masked",
        "shrouded",
        "beclouded",
        "bedimmed",
        "befogged",
        "clouded",
        "cloudy",
        "dim",
        "faint",
        "foggy",
        "fuzzy",
        "hazy",
        "indistinct",
        "indistinguishable",
        "misty",
        "muddy",
        "obfuscatory",
        "obnubilated",
        "obscurant",
        "obscurantic",
        "shaded",
        "shadowlike",
        "shadowy",
        "sphinxlike",
        "indefinite",
        "inexact",
        "inexplicit",
        "noncommittal",
        "questionable",
        "unclear",
        "uncertain",
        "undefined",
        "undetermined",
        "vague",
        "impenetrable",
        "incomprehensible",
        "indecipherable",
        "inexplicable",
        "eerie",
        "eery",
        "uncanny",
        "weird",
        "impalpable",
        "inappreciable",
        "intangible",
        "invisible",
        "unanswerable",
        "unknowable",
        "baffling",
        "bewildering",
        "confounding",
        "confusing",
        "mystifying",
        "perplexing",
        "puzzling",
        "unfathomable",
        "circuitous",
        "indirect",
        "roundabout",
        "complex",
        "complicated",
        "difficult",
        "obtuse"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "comprehensible",
        "fathomable",
        "intelligible",
        "knowable",
        "legible",
        "pellucid",
        "understandable",
        "bright",
        "distinct",
        "evident",
        "self-evident",
        "self-explanatory",
        "certain",
        "firm",
        "strong",
        "sure",
        "defined",
        "determined",
        "direct",
        "straightforward",
        "definite",
        "exact",
        "explicit",
        "appreciable",
        "palpable",
        "tangible",
        "visible",
        "blatant",
        "patent",
        "unmistakable"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "accessible",
        "clear",
        "nonambiguous",
        "obvious",
        "plain",
        "unambiguous",
        "unequivocal"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "enigmatic":{
    "being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain":{
      "examples":[
        "the discovery of the abandoned ship in mid ocean remains one of the most enigmatic episodes in seafaring history"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "arcane",
        "cryptic",
        "deep",
        "impenetrable",
        "inscrutable",
        "mysterious",
        "mystic",
        "occult",
        "uncanny"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "dark",
        "darkling",
        "fuzzy",
        "murky",
        "obscure",
        "shadowy",
        "vague",
        "ambiguous",
        "equivocal",
        "imponderable",
        "incomprehensible",
        "unfathomable",
        "unintelligible",
        "unsearchable",
        "inexplicable",
        "unaccountable",
        "unexplainable",
        "unanswerable",
        "unknowable",
        "metaphysical",
        "mystical",
        "numinous",
        "supernatural",
        "abstruse",
        "esoteric",
        "recondite",
        "baffling",
        "befuddling",
        "bewildering",
        "confounding",
        "confusing",
        "disorienting",
        "mystifying",
        "perplexing",
        "puzzling"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "fathomable",
        "intelligible",
        "understandable",
        "apparent",
        "clear",
        "evident",
        "manifest",
        "obvious",
        "open-and-shut",
        "palpable",
        "patent",
        "perspicuous",
        "plain",
        "straightforward",
        "transparent",
        "unambiguous",
        "unequivocal",
        "unmistakable"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{
      "examples":[
        "the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "ambiguous",
        "arcane",
        "cryptic",
        "dark",
        "deep",
        "Delphic",
        "double-edged",
        "elliptical",
        "elliptic",
        "equivocal",
        "fuliginous",
        "inscrutable",
        "murky",
        "mysterious",
        "mystic",
        "nebulous",
        "obscure",
        "occult",
        "opaque"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "abstruse",
        "esoteric",
        "recondite",
        "cloaked",
        "concealed",
        "disguised",
        "masked",
        "shrouded",
        "beclouded",
        "bedimmed",
        "befogged",
        "clouded",
        "cloudy",
        "dim",
        "faint",
        "foggy",
        "fuzzy",
        "hazy",
        "indistinct",
        "indistinguishable",
        "misty",
        "muddy",
        "obfuscatory",
        "obnubilated",
        "obscurant",
        "obscurantic",
        "shaded",
        "shadowlike",
        "shadowy",
        "sphinxlike",
        "indefinite",
        "inexact",
        "inexplicit",
        "noncommittal",
        "questionable",
        "unclear",
        "uncertain",
        "undefined",
        "undetermined",
        "vague",
        "impenetrable",
        "incomprehensible",
        "indecipherable",
        "inexplicable",
        "eerie",
        "eery",
        "uncanny",
        "weird",
        "impalpable",
        "inappreciable",
        "intangible",
        "invisible",
        "unanswerable",
        "unknowable",
        "baffling",
        "bewildering",
        "confounding",
        "confusing",
        "mystifying",
        "perplexing",
        "puzzling",
        "unfathomable",
        "circuitous",
        "indirect",
        "roundabout",
        "complex",
        "complicated",
        "difficult",
        "obtuse"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "comprehensible",
        "fathomable",
        "intelligible",
        "knowable",
        "legible",
        "pellucid",
        "understandable",
        "bright",
        "distinct",
        "evident",
        "self-evident",
        "self-explanatory",
        "certain",
        "firm",
        "strong",
        "sure",
        "defined",
        "determined",
        "direct",
        "straightforward",
        "definite",
        "exact",
        "explicit",
        "appreciable",
        "palpable",
        "tangible",
        "visible",
        "blatant",
        "patent",
        "unmistakable"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "accessible",
        "clear",
        "nonambiguous",
        "obvious",
        "plain",
        "unambiguous",
        "unequivocal"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "enigmas":{
    "something hard to understand or explain":{
      "examples":[
        "how Thomas Jefferson could be both a slaveholder and a champion of liberty remains an enigma"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "closed books",
        "conundrums",
        "head-scratchers",
        "mysteries",
        "mystifications",
        "puzzlements",
        "puzzles",
        "riddles",
        "secrets",
        "whys"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "brainteasers",
        "cases",
        "challenges",
        "knots",
        "matters",
        "perplexities",
        "posers",
        "problems",
        "stumpers",
        "troubles"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "enigma":{
    "something hard to understand or explain":{
      "examples":[
        "how Thomas Jefferson could be both a slaveholder and a champion of liberty remains an enigma"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "closed book",
        "conundrum",
        "head-scratcher",
        "mystery",
        "mystification",
        "puzzle",
        "puzzlement",
        "riddle",
        "secret",
        "why"
      ],
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        "brainteaser",
        "case",
        "challenge",
        "knot",
        "matter",
        "perplexity",
        "poser",
        "problem",
        "stumper",
        "trouble"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}