inscrutable

Meaning

Adj

Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

Noun

One who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc. that cannot be comprehended.

Synonyms

incomprehensible

mysterious

inconceivable

impenetrable

mystifying

deep

cryptical

cryptic

strange

suspicious

traceless

uncharted

unconceivable

unexplored

unfamiliar

unfathomable

unfathomed

unintelligible

unknowable

unsearchable

sibyllic

sphinxlike

mysterioso

mindboggling

elfin

incognizable

indecipherable

intriguing

mystical

secret

㊙️

secretive

Translations

inescrutable

inescrutable

undurchschaubar

impénétrable

inscrutabile

anlaşılmaz

misterioso

insondable

unergründlich

ondoorgrondelijk

misterioso

mystérieux

misteriós

misterioso

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + scrūtō (“to examine”), corresponding to in- + scrutable