11+ Synonyms for Mysterious & Similar Words
Definition of mysterious
- adjective
- of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"
- having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
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"Mysterious" in song lyrics
See how mysterious is used in real songs:
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"Curious, how we still around, mysterious"
A.G. f/ Big Pun, KRS-One — Drop it Heavy -
"you gotta be serious, nothing is too mysterious"
Big Shug — Crush -
"Just like my homie in Columbus, it's mysterious"
Bizzy Bone f/ Playalitical — Doin' it Wrong