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inscrutable

adjective/ɪnˈskruː.tə.bəl/

impossible to understand or interpret

Synonyms

• mysterious
• enigmatic
• opaque

Antonyms

• transparent
• clear

inscrutable in a sentence

Where it comes from

From Latin in- 'not' + scrutari 'to search, examine'

Memory hook

IN-SCRUT-ABLE — can't SCRUTinize it.

Word parts

• in/im/ir — not, opposite
  inscrutable: in- (not) + scrut (examine)

Read it in context

• A Basin Between Tides Nature

Practice inscrutable in the app

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