Abstruse
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Abstruse [ab-stroos]

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVE

  • Difficult to understand; obscure.

Example

“It was an abstruse philosophical policy which nobody could understand.”

“His was an abstruse enquiry.”

Synonyms

Esoteric, Perplexing, Abstract, Obscure, Arcane, Rarefied, Recondite

Antonyms

Clear, Obvious, Evident, Apparent, Plain, Palpable, Lucid