cryptic

Meaning

Adj

1. Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
2. Mystified or of an obscure nature; not easy to perceive.
3. Involving use of a code or cipher.
4. Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
5. Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
6. Serving as camouflage.
7. (not-comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
8. Living in a cavity or small cave.

Noun

A cryptic crossword puzzle.

Synonyms

cryptical

secret

㊙️

obscure

cabalistic

enigmatic

hidden

mysterious

sibylline

kabbalistic

deep

mystifying

qabalistic

inscrutable

dim

dusk

elusive

esoteric

faint

fall

gloomy

haze

murky

sibyllic

blear

occult

oracular

protective

puzzling

recondite

ambiguous

shadowy

twilight

of uncertain meaning

mirky

sibylic

crepuscle

blurry

abstruse

clandestine

concealed

cloudy

☁️

crepuscule

blurred

dark

darkness

Translations

kryptisch

críptico

mystérieux

secreto

㊙️

énigmatique

criptico

cryptique

enigmático

misteriós

sibyllin

verborgen

κρυπτικός

sibil·lític

sibil·lí

críptic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪptɪk/

Etymology

From Late Latin crypticus, from Ancient Greek κρυπτικός (kruptikós), from κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”), from κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”). Doublet of kryptic.